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This song has a western beat while telling a story of a man who is in love with a girl but has nothing to give her in return for marriage. In Vietnamese culture, it is common to give the fiancé a present upon engagement, but when he has nothing to give, he feels down and wishes someday for marriage. -Jeremy Le

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Burna Boy is an example of hip hop outside of America influencing music. Burna Boy is an afro beats artists that takes aspects from western culture and fuses them into the genre. Burna Boy is also an example of globalization because of his music's popularity in the U.S. as well.

-Jalen Greene

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Burna Boy - City Boys [Official Music Video]

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This song combines components from modern hip hop, Brazilian rhythms, and EDM.

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L.A.X & Ronnie Flex - Balance (Official Visualizer)

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This is one of the first Hip-Hop songs released in Italy by the posse cut movement. Posse cuts were centers where artists would meet. This was also surrounded by a strong punk scene at the time.

-Anika Ruiz

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The Hindi song "Apna Time Aayega" from the movie "Gully Boy" can be classified as a Hip-hop fusion. Unlike other Hindi songs, "Apna Time Aayega" features hip-hop elements like rap verses, urban beat, and carries similar themes of self-empowerment and adversity like the western rap music. The movie tells the story of a young man from a slum who discovers rap music, a newfound genre that rapidly gains popularity in India.

-Sahir Ali

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Apna Time Aayega | Gully Boy | Ranveer Singh & Alia Bhatt | DIVINE | Dub Sharma | Zoya Akhtar

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Released in 2016, Ghanian rapper E.L.'s track "Lyrical Algebar" is rich with characteristics such as accentuated percussion, polyrhythm, gospel-like backup singing, and specific dialect tones synonymous to West Africa. This song is an example of hip-hop fusion because, not only is E.L.'s song influenced by earlier jazz, blues, and other music genres from around the world, but renowned American rapper Future sampled this song's beats in his 2017 track "Mask Off". I think it's really cool how most current hip-hop artists sample tracks from global rappers and (hopefully) credit these original artists to help bring attention to their work, expand listeners' music tastes, and promote musical fusion.                     Emma Paxton 

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Jacob Pacheco

This song is a great example of mixing ones culture with hip-hop. from the beats used being true to Puerto Rican culture, and the linguistic flow of Bad Bunny.

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Akwid is a Mexican hip hop artist. This song is a good representative of a cultural different hip hop because it still takes in the traditional instrumentation of Mexican music, including trumpets and guitar, and just adds the elements of hip hop and rap.

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Jagga is an Indian rapper who breaks barriers by making hip-hop music. This song came out on November 2017 and is a very popular song. It reminds me of the typical American rap song that was released in the early 2000s. Except this one is in a different language.

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Jagga | Like Kings (Prod. by Shadow On The Beat) [Music Video]: SBTV

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Chicken Noodle Soup is a hiphop song originally released in the early 2000s, and was covered by Mexican-American artist Becky-G and Korean artist J-Hope

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j-hope 'Chicken Noodle Soup (feat. Becky G)' MV

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AKON- COMO NO (FEAT BECKY G) OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO

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J Balvin, Willy William - Mi Gente ft. Beyoncé

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In this song, Nicki Minaj and Karol G mix Latin Urbano, Pop, and Rap. Nicki Minaj even raps in Spanish for the first part of her verse.
- Izunna Onyegesi

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KAROL G, Nicki Minaj - Tusa (Official Video)

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It's a mic of bachata music which is music that is from puerto rico and the Dominican Republic. Drake raps in the song and also sings in spanish. They both use styles from different countries

Camilo Cervantes

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Romeo Santos - Odio Feat. Drake (Lyric Video)

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https://youtu.be/9bZkp7q19f0

A fusion of American and South Korean hip-hop. It is a very popular song known all around the world. It has lyrics that are in South Korean, while having the feel of an American beat.

-Cameron T

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This song is by BTS, a Korean group which is one of the most popular hip hop artists that aren't American (from my knowledge). This song is also featuring Halsey, a pretty popular American artist. I really like this example, typically Halsey hasn't been scared about writing songs with hard topics. BTS typically makes more happy songs, and it surprised me to see these 2 had made a song together. However, they have created a song that morphs the 2, and are in a sense, pushing both of their fan bases into the sounds and culture of the other. - Paige T.

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https://youtu.be/-oBfkrpqW1M

My example is when Kanye West made his gospel album in 2018. Many people would never make the association between Rap and Religion. This album made peaceful worship rap music that really collided these two worlds.

Kyle Wright

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Jesus Is King - Sunday Service Choir - Kanye West

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My example is Taki Taki because it has an Indian fusion twist. Each artist has their own background, and each speaks Spanish to English. There is reggaeton within the song. A moombahton and reggaeton song is "Taki Taki." The whistle sample is from Volume 2 of Sounds of KSHMR.
- Mariah Brooks

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DJ Snake - Taki Taki ft. Selena Gomez, Ozuna, Cardi B (Official Music Video)

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A fusion of Spanish and English lyrics used in the context of a mix of reggaeton and moommbotton song with the use of whistle melodies as singers describe methods of seduction.
-Spencer Loncar

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DJ Snake, Selena Gomez, Ozuna, Cardi B - Taki Taki (Letra/Lyrics)

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GIMS & Sting - Reste (Clip Officiel) - Bing video
"Reste" is one of my favorite songs. It is a French song that features Sting singing in English.
- Madeleine Restaino

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A musical fusión that i grew up with is reggaeton. It is a Latin American style music that combines hip-hop/rap, reggae rhythms, and dancehall.
-Renee J
https://open.spotify.com/track/4ipnJyDU3Lq15qBAYNqlqK?si=d6LKz-NJR6aYROL3LR6R-Q&dd=1

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xTlNMmZKwpA

This is a mixture of rap and Latino music. She raps in Spanish in this song and which is pretty cool. Very famous Latino female rapper

Taeiah Graves

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Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin - I Like It [Official Music Video]

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Chicken Noodle Soup is a hip hop song originally released in the early 2000’s that was covered here by a Mexican-American singer Becky-G and a Korean pop artist J-Hope.

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j-hope 'Chicken Noodle Soup (feat. Becky G)' MV

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A lot of creators on Instagram collaborate with artists but Connor’s way of doing it is pretty unique. He called his series “Spin the Globe” where he spins a globe and randomly points out a finger on any country. Then he searches for good underappreciated artists from the country and creates a song or rap with them.

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Connor Price - Globe Cypher (Feat. Killa, SIRI, Bens, Kazuo, K.Keed, Zensery & Lucca DL) 🌍

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This song is by a UK rapper that is known for pioneering grime which is a combination of hiphop and UK garage, also Wiley grew up with reggae and early hiphop influences, which are used in his music. This song uses dance hall influences and various artists from different backgrounds.

-Siara Mitchell

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Wiley - Boasty (Feat. Stefflon Don, Sean Paul & Idris Elba) — (Official Music Video)

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Drill music is a sub-genre of hip hop music in Chicago in the late 2000's but didn't gain its signature sounds until the early 2010's. It is one of the most diverse sub-genres, reaching most European countries, each with their own unique twist. Across all countries, drill is known for having deep sub/bass 808's that are all very connected to make a "flowy" sound, along with quick hi-hats.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTlNMmZKwpA
This song is a mixture of hip hop and latin Trap to create this song. It was the hit of the summer when it had come out because it featured an American rapper and a latin America rapper. It characterizes heritage as it was an ode to Latin American hip hop music.

- Joseph Miller

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Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin - I Like It [Official Music Video]

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Although hip hop originated in the 1970s in New York City, its influence has spread throughout the world due to its popularity. One principal aspect of hip hop is that it usually talks about struggles the rapper is facing. In this song by Kostromin, he is singing in Russian about a toxic relationship with his previous partner and the feelings he's experiencing because of it. Although I can't speak Russian, the driving hip hop rhythm is so strong that it is still a really enjoyable song to listen to.

Trenity Wall

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Моя голова винтом (My head is spinning like a screw)

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Моя голова винтом (My head is spinning like a screw)

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Childish Gambino took few inspirations when making this song. This song was heavily inspired by Funkadelic, George Clinton's 1970s psychedelic funk band. Funkadelic became the default model for Afrofuturism, a genre that centers Black history and culture and incorporates science-fiction, technology, and futuristic elements. Jazz music, whose roots are known to be found in musical traditions of both Africa and Europe, was also used as inspiration for this song.
-Alexis Rangel

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Despacito by Justin Bieber and Luis Fonsi 

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Despacito by Justin Bieber and Luis Fonsi 

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Reggaeton is a genre of music that combines elements of traditional Latin music with American hip-hop. "Despacito" is the first song in the genre to hit #1 in the United States. Also it is sang with Justin Bieber and American pop artist that combines Spanish and English to create and amazing song.

Samantha smith

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Justin Bieber - Despacito (Lyrics / Letra) ft. Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee

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Snoop Dogg is a popular rapper that everyone knows around the world. He collaborated with a group that plays banda music. Banda is a Mexican style of music using lots of instruments.

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BANDA MS, SNOOP DOGG & BECKY G - QUE MALDICIÓN (REMIX) (LETRA)

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Cocona trilingual rap verse over J.I.D's "Surround Sound" instrumental

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Cocona trilingual rap verse over J.I.D's "Surround Sound" instrumental

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Cocona in this verse raps in 3 different languages. Those are English, Japanese and Korean. This is a great example of fusing some different cultures of music because this person is primarily a K-pop artist which is what made this verse so surprising yet incredibly impressive. The mixture of East Asian language and American hip-hop culture is explicit.

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XG (COCONA) - Surround sound (J.I.D) Cover Edited Long vers.

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Russian hip-hop: this is a slower way for hip hop to be presented but the traditional deep voice and some instrumentation with acoustics in Russian music is added in

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Ты была права

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Ты была права

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Black Sherif is an artist from Ghana who uses the authentic sound from his native land and using influences such as Reggae, Hip-Hop and UK drill music to create a truly unique sound

-Tyler Wells

https://open.spotify.com/album/1WtUCwDqTypySaG8c5yC8C?si=vDZrOJ3mRaSzvIidmrPzWg

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As we enter by Nas and Damian Marley(son of Bob Marley)

This song brings both styles and gives an interesting vibe to hip hop https://open.spotify.com/track/4rLsbV5mXnwyn5JWpmHoys?si=8QsH9uvWQPGiecrSKvnb0g

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This is a good example of hip-hop fusion because the Spanish artist Daddy Yankee teamed up with the American group black-eyed peas to create a unique sound of music that has a mix of Spanish and English lyrics. This is just one of many examples of how hip-hop fusion happens around the world.

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Black Eyed Peas, Daddy Yankee - BAILAR CONTIGO (Official Music Video)

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Caden Gillespie                  (Hangover by Psy ft. Snoop Dogg)     

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Caden Gillespie                  (Hangover by Psy ft. Snoop Dogg)     

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This track combines American hip-hop/rap and Korean hip-hop/rap. Snoop Dogg brings in his smooth rhymes in English while Psy has a mixture of Korean verses and English verses, including the English Chorus. With this fusion of language, this song has obtained over 350 million views on youtube from both American and Korean hip-hop fans.