Rap music originated thousands of years ago in Africa with Griots, who were village storytellers that played instruments while telling stories. This tradition was brought to America by slaves, who would sing call and response songs while working. Rap music is now most popular in the United States, where many modern rappers originate from, though the genre was created in New York City in the 1970s by black and Hispanic performers combining street poetry with samples of popular music.

1. Rap / Hip Hop
Eloise Hatton

2. Rap Artists
• Eminem
• Wiz Khalifa
• Jay-Z
• Snoop Dog
• Kanye West
• Nicki Minaj
• Lil Wayne
• Dr. Dre
• Kendrick Lamar
• Iggy Azalea
• Big Sean
• Professor Green
• Pharrel Williams
• Beyonce Knowels
• KaeN

3. Origin of Rap
Rap and hip-hop music as we know it today actually began thousands of years ago in
Africa with the “Griots”, who were village story tellers who played a simple
handmade instrument while they told stories of family and village events. The
Griot was, and still is, a major form of communication in parts of Africa. This
“talking” while music is playing is rap music in its most rudimentary form.
In addition to the Griot tradition, rap is rooted in the pain of Black-American
experience which began with slavery. While slaves were working in the fields, they
would often sing. Part of the songs they sang were "call and answer" selections.
One leader would call out part of the song and the rest of the slaves would answer
with the next line.

4. Where is rap most popular?
Rap music is very popular within the United States of America. This is because
most rappers now in the 21st Century originate from the USA. rap
music or hip-hop, genre originating in the mid-1970s among black and
Hispanic performers in New York City, at first associated with an athletic
style of dancing, known as break dancing. The word rap, derived from a
1960s slang word for conversation, generally consists of chanted, often
improvised, street poetry accompanied by a montage of well-known
recordings, usually disco or funk. Detractors have criticized most rap music
as a boastful promotion of violence and misogyny; others have admired it
as an inventive manipulation of cultural idioms and credit many rappers
with an acute social and political awareness. Early rap groups included
Grandmaster Flash, Afrika Bambaataa, and the Beastie Boys. Rap has
influenced many forms of popular culture, particularly film, and has been
increasingly incorporated into pop music