Rap music originated in the late 1970s when DJ Herc began delivering simple raps to friends at parties in Jamaica, drawing inspiration from Jamaican toasting traditions. Some of today's top rappers like Jay Z, Eminem, and Lil Wayne have won major awards such as the Grammy for best rap album or BET Hip Hop Award. Key elements of rapping include repetitive samples, programmed beats, DJing, doubling words, answering phrases, ad libs, and stylish street wear including gold chains to display wealth and style.

1. Rap Music
Rap music began in the late 70’s at the beginning of the hip hop period. Herc a
Jamaican immigrant is said to havestarted rap music when he delivered simple
raps to his friends at parties. Some claim the genre was inspired by the
Jamaican tradition of toasting.
Some of the big names in rapping nowadays areJay Z, Eminem and Lil Wayne.
Some awards for rapping include “The Grammy award for best rap album” and
the “The BET Hip Hop Award”.
Key features of rapping include use of repetitive samples and programmed
beats. Also DJing is used commonly with rapping. Lyrically most rappers double
the last word of some lines, adds answering phrases and adds spoken ad libs.
Many rappers wear stylish clothes to show off their money-making music. They
commonly wear street wear during gigs and public appearances and very
rarely dress smartly. Mostrappers wear a gold chain to again show off there
money and stylish appearance.