In the past, rap and hip-hop cds were scattered between soul, blues, contemporary rock and countless other genres in perhaps an ode to the fact hip-hop borrows from all genres of music. But now, under the dewey classification 781.649, you'll find all of our rap and/or hip-hop in one place.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Recognized...19 years later.
After a period of only 19 years, the Missoula Public Library has officially recognized rap/hip-hop as a legitimate musical genre. Hip-hop music as an artform is much older, of course; 19 years is the length of time since the first mainstream hip-hop single.
In the past, rap and hip-hop cds were scattered between soul, blues, contemporary rock and countless other genres in perhaps an ode to the fact hip-hop borrows from all genres of music. But now, under the dewey classification 781.649, you'll find all of our rap and/or hip-hop in one place.
In the past, rap and hip-hop cds were scattered between soul, blues, contemporary rock and countless other genres in perhaps an ode to the fact hip-hop borrows from all genres of music. But now, under the dewey classification 781.649, you'll find all of our rap and/or hip-hop in one place.
Now then: what is the difference between Rap and Hip-hop, exactly?
ReplyDeleteAlright,
Mitch.
How many times do I have to tell you: Rap is something you do, Hip-hop is something you live.
ReplyDeletea pretty rude response, don't you think?
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