Rapping (also known as emceeing, MCing, spitting (bars), or just rhyming) is the rhythmic spoken delivery of rhymes, wordplay, and poetry. Rapping is a primary ingredient in Hip Hop music, but the phenomenon predates Hip Hop culture by centuries. Rapping can be delivered over a beat or without......

Hip hop is a music genre and cultural movement which developed in New York City in the early 1970s primarily among African Americans and Latino Americans.[1][2] Hip Hop's four main elements are MCing (often called rapping), DJing, graffiti writing, and breakdancing[3]. Other elements include......

Hip hop music can be subdivided into various subgenres, fusions with other genres and regional hip hop scenes.Historical Time PeriodsRoots of hip hopOld school hip hopNew school hip hopGolden age hip hopDerived StylesAcid rapAffiliate RapAlternative hip hopBounce musicChristian hip hopComedy hip......