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The 39 pages that link to Hip-hop music, each with the reason it gives.
Call and responseRelated: Rappers and crowds use repeated calls and shouted replies to build participation.
Rock musicCompared with: Its production-centered foundations differ from rock’s traditional emphasis on live amplified bands.
FunkRelated: Hip-hop producers sampled funk recordings and reused their drums, bass lines, and breaks.
Drum machineRelated: Drum-machine patterns became a key source of beats in hip-hop production.
Gangsta rapNarrower topic: Gangsta rap is a lyrical subgenre within hip-hop music.
American popular musicRelated: Hip-hop became a major U.S. genre by transforming spoken rhythm and recorded sound into popular forms.
BackbeatRelated: Many hip-hop beats use backbeat accents, reshaping them through sampling and production.
Hip-hop cultureBroader topic: Recorded music carried hip-hop beyond its Bronx beginnings and into global popular culture.
Grandmaster FlashNarrower topic: Flash's methods became part of hip-hop's foundational musical vocabulary.
James BrownNarrower topic: Hip-hop producers repeatedly sampled Brown’s breaks and vocal performances.
The Sugarhill GangNarrower topic: The group carried a sound rooted in New York hip-hop onto commercial radio and record charts.
Auto-TuneRelated: Auto-Tune became a prominent vocal tool across several strands of hip-hop.
Contemporary R&BRelated: Hip-hop production and rhythmic phrasing have shaped contemporary R&B’s sound and collaborations.
Music genreBroader topic: Its development links musical conventions to a broader cultural movement.
Musical quotationNarrower topic: Hip-hop production often builds new works from recognizable fragments of earlier recordings.
KraftwerkNarrower topic: Kraftwerk's electronic rhythms and sounds became source material for hip-hop producers.
Run-DMCNarrower topic: Run-DMC helped establish a stark, forceful sound within this broader musical tradition.
Herbie HancockRelated: “Rockit” connected Hancock’s electronic music with the emerging culture of turntablism.
Seo Taiji and BoysRelated: Rap rhythms and delivery supplied a central part of the group’s early sound.
Jay ChouRelated: Rap rhythms and production techniques recur in Chou’s songs.
Old-school hip-hopNarrower topic: Old-school hip-hop is an early period and style within this broader musical genre.
The Black Eyed PeasNarrower topic: The group’s early work grew from hip-hop before incorporating pop and dance music.
Nu metalRelated: Rap phrasing, turntables, and hip-hop beats became defining ingredients for several nu metal bands.
Rapper's DelightNarrower topic: The single became an early commercial gateway for this broader musical tradition.
Roland TR-808Related: Producers used the 808's powerful bass drum and crisp percussion to build stark, looped beats.
Russell SimmonsNarrower topic: His record-label work helped move this genre into mainstream markets.
2NE1Narrower topic: The group drew heavily on hip-hop rhythms, styling, and performance conventions.
Boogie Down ProductionsNarrower topic: The group’s records developed within this broader musical tradition.
Music of the United StatesBroader topic: Hip-hop became a global force while retaining roots in Black and Latino urban culture.
Parliament-FunkadelicRelated: Hip-hop producers repeatedly sampled Parliament-Funkadelic recordings and drew on its grooves.
Kurtis BlowNarrower topic: Blow’s recording career helped establish rap as a commercially viable part of hip-hop.
Namie AmuroRelated: Amuro incorporated hip-hop influences as her sound shifted in the late 1990s.
Salt-N-PepaNarrower topic: Salt-N-Pepa developed within hip-hop while adapting its sounds for mainstream radio.
Ice-TNarrower topic: Ice-T’s career helped carry hip-hop from local scenes into mainstream music and television.
Slick RickNarrower topic: His work expanded the genre’s repertoire of character-driven, plot-centered songs.
Yo Yo Honey SinghNarrower topic: Singh drew on rap and beat-making while reshaping them for Indian-language pop.
Linkin ParkRelated: Mike Shinoda’s rap verses bring hip-hop phrasing into the band’s rock arrangements.
Mangue bitRelated: Hip-hop’s rhythmic and production ideas contributed to the movement’s urban, contemporary sound.
StromaeRelated: Rapping and hip-hop phrasing are among the foundations of Stromae’s vocal style.