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The hip hop genre emerged in the 1970's. Hip hop started being a thing between a small group of people who usually were frustrated about something where they used their songs of a way to express their feelings. In the beginning, mostly men were rapping but later on women started rapping too.

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Rap songs are usually either storytelling or signifying.

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Most rappers that are men are wearing loose clothing because they would like to appear tough.

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Some of the most popular rappers today are Kendrick Lamar, Eminem, Kanye West and Nicki Minaj.

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Most women that are rapping are singing about the men oppressing them.

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Most rappers come from the ghetto and have experienced the street culture.

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Today hip hop is a very widespread genre that a lot of people listen to. A lot of people feel like they can relate to rap songs because the lyrics are very real.

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Eminem was the first white rapper. His songs are usually about his childhood and believing in himself.

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When rappers write songs they usually use spoken language such as slang and swear words. They use spoken language to express their feelings and to be a rebel to the system.