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First rap song
Most people say that the first rap song was a song called Rappers delight by Sugarhill gang and the song was just basically about dancing and fun -
Run DMC
4 years later a group called Run DMC made a song called "Its like that" which was basically a completely different style from "Rappers delight" it was actually more like today's music just without the cursing or anything like that. -
NWA
A group called the NWA had completely changed rap. They made a song called f--- the police which was a shot at the police because they had beaten black people and used aggressive force. They were trying to speak out about it so they made tat song and may others like it. They made one song called straight outta Compton that blew up so when they made a movie of the NWA members they called it Straight outta Compton -
Push it
Salt n pepa was a big group in the 1980's and more. They were a all female group that made a song called push it that was top on the charts and made rap to a big step -
Biggie
Biggie smalls was a rapper of the 90's. He was one of if not the most popular rapper besides 2 pac who spoke more on issues. Biggie spoke more about woman like in his songs Hypnotize or Big Poppa. -
2 pac
2 pac was one of if not thee biggest rappers in rap history. He had completely changed the game. He spoke on black issues and personal issues with also some other songs about none of that. His best song, California love, wasn't about any issues at all. Many people call him the best rapper of all time -
Jay Z
Jay z was the next step of how rap evolved. He also spoke on how their were issues about black people and issues but he also had some other songs that werent like rappers before him. He had hits like 99 problems, empire state of mind and the story of oj. -
Eminem
Eminem was also a rapper of the 90's but he also was a rapper of the 2000's and still makes hit songs today. The issues he would talk about in his songs were about his own personal issues with his children and his wife who was a druggie -
Kanye
A very popular rapper from a span of about 20 years. Kanye is a very popular rapper and moved the game along as the issues he has spoken about have been widely controversial as he is a very very open Trump supporter but he has also made some hits like I love kanye, or Runaway -
Mumble rap
This is a style of rap that has been very very widely criticized. Its when rappers don't really sing they just say the words to a beat. This type of rap is used by many of today stars like the migos or 21 savage. Majority of old rappers hate this type of rap because they don't do it the way they did -
6ix9ine
the rapper 6ix9ine has been widely criticized for him not rapping as regular rappers would rap. His style of rap is very new and has really generally only been done by him. In majority of his rap songs he screams the lyrics which is very unconventional. Some of the old time rappers do not like his style of rap and say it ruins what old rap stood for
