Origins
Bronx, NYC
The Music Industry is most concerned with this.
Money
The use of rhyme, rhythm, and slang to create rhythmic poetry.
Rapping
The two biggest names in the Gangsta Rap Era, unintentionally creating an east coast vs west coast feud that became stained with blood.
Tupac and B.I.G
In 1996, the first of two significant murders was committed on this big name in Gangsta Rap
Tupac Shakur
The man who is credited with coining the term "Hip Hop". He used the phrase to mock his friend's recent enlistment in the US army.
Keith "Cowboy" Wiggins
This is a term that is used to skirt the nature of the act, which is essentially bribing elected officials.
Lobbying
This era from 1979-1984, features simplistic rhyme structure and a noncompetitive rapping community.
Old School
The first group to gain national attention for their controversial lyrics about rampant police brutality in 1980s California.
N.W.A
In 1997, a retaliatory murder was committed against this name while he was visiting Los Angeles to join an award ceremony.
Notorious B.I.G / Biggie Smalls / Biggie
The group who first used the phrase "Hip Hop" in a song.
Sugarhill Gang
The subgenre within rap that was most heavily indulged in by the music industry, eventually resulting in a drop in sales.
Gangsta Rap
Golden Age
The two people who are credited for creating the first instances of hip hop music.
DJ Kool Herc and Cindy Campbell
By 2005, a huge decline in sales was admitted from much of the music industry, particularly Hip Hop. The main reason is most likely due to these P2P programs that allowed for music piracy.
Napster or Limewire
The original drum machine that saved many a Hip Hop artist time and money. It gave them an easy way to experiment with all kinds of custom backing beats.
Roland TR-808
The music industry, particularly in Hip Hop, targets these types of people in order to mold them into stars because they're easier to manipulate and swindle.
Young
A pejorative term for the way that people claim trap rap features song lyrics that are unintelligible.
"mumble rap"
While not the origin of the triplet, this song is the reason triplet rhythmic forms became so popular in hip hop after 2013.
Versace
2008 marked the rise of these internet communication platforms that paved the way for unknown soundcloud talent.
Social Media / Facebook / Myspace
The Jamaican inspiration for rapping was originally called this.
Toasting
This person is attributed with speaking out against the music industry's heavy focus on depicting consumerism to take advantage of an audience of marginalized people.
Manthia Daiwara
This is the name for the rhythms, rhymes, and how they interact/interplay with one another. It has to follow the beat/tempo.
Flow
In 2008 these names came into fame with the help of the internet with their lyrics that expressed vulnerability, themes of alienation, and bullying, previously unheard of in mainstream hip hop.
Kid Cudi
Ever since 2013, this is the method of music consumption that most people use, devaluing record sales while increasing the value of live concerts.
Streaming
Beginning widespread attention in 2014, this genre was first experimented with in the south with triplet rhythmic forms.
Trap Music
This woman is known for her heated response to Bill Clinton's White House administration that was "never intending to deal with inner city chaos"
Sister Souljah
This the name of the era beginning in 1997, featuring excessive displays of wealth and success.
In 2008, this name was famous for his extreme use of autotune, though he doesn't necessarily need it.
T-Pain
Until the mighty Roland TR-808, this is the way background beats had to be laid during block parties or for musical recordings for early hip hop music.
Live OR Sampling