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Hip-hop Hip-hop Rhythmic music accompanied by rap This article is about the musical genre. For its cultural origins, see Hip-hop culture. For other uses, see Hip-hop (disambiguation). "Rap music" redirects here. For the form of vocal delivery associated with hip-hop music, see Rapping. For the Killer Mike album, see R.A.P. Music. Hip-hop or hip hop (originally disco rap, and sometimes rap music) is a popular music genre that emerged in the early 1970s alongside a hip-hop subculture built by the African-American and Latino communities of New York City. The musical style is characterized by the synthesis of a wide range of techniques, but rapping is frequent enough that it has nearly become a defining characteristic. Other key markers of the…

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