FORM & STYLE
Genres
5 terms
Boom Bap
Boom bap is the classic hip-hop style of the “golden age,” with its signature drum pattern and sample-based beats.
Grime
Grime is an early-2000s British electronic genre with fast beats around 140 bpm and the energetic chant of the MC.
Drill
Drill is a dark, aggressive hip-hop subgenre with sliding “808” bass, which arose in Chicago and developed in London.
Trap
Trap is a Southern US hip-hop subgenre with heavy “808” bass, rapid hi-hats, and dark synths.
Hip-hop
Hip-hop is a cultural movement and musical genre that emerged in the Bronx in the 1970s.
