Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Most Significant Instrument for Rap Artists

By Diane Adams


Many youngsters mature longing for becoming hip hop/rap artists but, the fact is, it is a difficult goal to attain. If they're serious about making a direct impact on the aggressive music industry, they need to release mixtapes of their music. Hip-hop/rap mixtapes are one of many most important tools accessible to a rap artist on the rise. If anyone wants to make a splash as a performer in any variety, the first thing that they need is a record deal. Releasing rap mixtapes has been the key for a lot of of the industry's biggest rap musicians in getting noticed by a label for the first time. When individuals in the local market start to buy mixtapes, the labels are able to see that they have a fan base and would almost certainly sell on a global level.

Once they get the record deal, many rap musicians continue to release new mixtapes while they are working on their albums. This can help to build anticipation for the record by giving fans a taste of what the new rap artist's sound is all about. If someone has the aim of their debut album getting into the charts in the top spot, this is a great way for them to go about it. If they release a hip hop/rap mixtape in between their studio albums, then followers will stay interested in them for the long run. If a young rap artist is attempting to become a major player in the hip hop/rap game, they must focus their power on releasing as many mixtapes as they can. These tapes can get their sound out to the followers and help them get the break they need. Even once they find good results, the tapes are a great tool for staying in the spotlight.

Rapping is a primary ingredient in hip hop music & reggae, but the sensation predates hip hop culture by centuries. Rapping can be delivered over a beat or without accompaniment. The use of the word rap use to spell it out quick speech or repartee long predates the musical form, meaning originally "to hit". Today, the phrases rap and rapping are so closely associated with hip hop music that many use the terms interchangeably.

Hip hop music is an American musical style that developed as part of hip hop culture, which is defined by four key stylistic elements: Emceeing/rapping, DJ/scratching, breaking/dancing and graffiti writing. Other elements include sampling or synthesis, and beat boxing. The term gangster rap music is often used synonymously with the term hip hop music, but rap vocals are not necessary for music to be looked at hip hop.

Creation of the term hip hop is often credited to Keith Cowboy, rap artists with Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. However, Lovebug Starski, Keith Cowboy, and DJ Hollywood used the term when the music was still known as disco rap. It is considered that Cowboy created the term while teasing a friend who had just joined the U.S. Army, by scat singing the words "hip/hop/hip/hop" in a way that mimicked the rhythmic cadence of marching soldiers. Cowboy later worked the hip hop cadence into a part of his stage performance, which has been quickly used by other rap artists such as The Sugarhill Gang in "Rapper's Delight".




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