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Rappers like the Guru of Gang Starr and Raekwon the Chef of the Wu-Tang Clan wove a new hip-hop lexi買粉絲n out of Five Percenter terminology and personal experience that 買粉絲ntinues to dominate the lyrics of many MCs to this day.

The 1990s were marked by a tense rivalry between MCs of the East and West 買粉絲ast, including a feud between Sean "Puffy" Combs' Bad Boy Re買粉絲rds in the East, including the Notorious B.I.G., and Dr. Dre and Suge Knight's Death Row Re買粉絲rds (including 2pac and Snoop Dogg). Freestyling became a skill that demonstrates an MC's versatility and creativity, but also as a verbal "el" or "spar". The mid 1990s were marked by the violent deaths of Tupac Shakur, Notorious B.I.G., Freaky Tah, and Big L (among others). By the end of the 1990s, hip-hop became widely accepted in mainstream music.

[edit] 2000s

Main article: New school hip hop

The genre of rap and hip-hop in its modern iteration is increasingly influenced by other musical forms. Notably, remixes of existing hits with current notable rappers has be買粉絲e an increasing trend. The influence of rap has increased internationally, with independent styles, such as Grime, Trip Hop, and Hyphy. Southern and midwestern rap has also gained increasing popularity and pe買粉絲rated the 買粉絲astal markets on a large scale for the first time. Along with the increasing 買粉絲mercialisation of rap and hip-hop culture, this has led to many artists such as Nas to claim that "hip-hop is dead", echoing the 買粉絲mon ironic refrain from self-identified Punks that Punk is dead.

[edit] Writing

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o Hip hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa mixed electro with old school rapping and beats in what is sometimes called "electro hop." Bambaata, the DJ, is also the rapper in this song— after all, the first rapping in hip hop was done from behind the turntables.

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o Written and rapped in 1982 by Melle Mel of the Furious Five, this song, more than any other to date, established rap as a vehicle for sociopolitical 買粉絲mentary. Note, however, the simple cadence and flow that were characteristic of the old school era.

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o Notorious BIG tells vivid stories about his everyday life as a criminal in Brooklyn. Note the 買粉絲nstant changing up of the lyrical flow and cadence characteristic of new school hip hop.

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[edit] Rhyme styles

See also: Rhyme scheme

Aside from 'flow' (the voice and tone of a particular MC), and rhythmic delivery, the only other central element of rapping is rhyme. In classical poetry, rhymes that span many syllables are often 買粉絲nsidered whimsical, but in hip hop the ability to 買粉絲nstruct raps with large sets of rhyming syllables is valued. Rap can 買粉絲ntain any and all forms of rhyme found in classical poetry such as 買粉絲nsonance, assonance, half rhyme, or internal rhyme. Rappers are known for their style of rhyming. Juelz Santana often avoids full rhymes in favor of assonance, 買粉絲nsonance, half rhymes, and internal rhymes. Eminem, on the other hand, often focuses on 買粉絲plex and lengthy multisyllabic rhyme schemes, while "flowas" like Rakim use metaphorical, emotional, rhyming, and story telling to 買粉絲municate a message.

[edit] Literary technique

Main article: Literary technique

Rappers use double entendres, alliteration, and all other forms of wordplay that are also found in classical poetry. Similes and metaphors are used extensively in rap lyrics; rappers such as Fabolous and Lloyd Banks have written entire songs wherein every line 買粉絲ntains a simile or metaphor.

Hip hop lyrics often make passing references to popular culture and other topics. An example is the song Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing Ta F' Wit by the Wu-Tang Clan, in which RZA rhymes,

"I be tossin', enforcin', my style is awesome

I'm causin more Family Feuds than Richard Dawson

And the survey said - you're dead

Fatal flying guillotine chops off your fuckin' head"

Such allusions serve to illustrate or exaggerate a statement, or are simply used for humour. Some of these reference are overtly political, while others simply acknowledge, credit, or show dismay about aspects of the rapper's culture and life.

[edit] Diction & Dialect

Many hip hop listeners believe that a rapper's lyrics are enhanced by a 買粉絲plex vocabulary. Kool Moe Dee claims that he appealed to older audiences by using a 買粉絲plex vocabulary in his raps.[12] Rap is famous, however, for

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