Hip hop music
Hip hop music is a musical genre which developed as
part of hip hop culture, and is defined by key stylistic
elements such as rapping, DJing, sampling (or synthesis),
scratching and beatboxing. Hip hop began in the South
Bronx of New York City in the 1970s. The term rap is often
used synonymously with hip hop, but hip hop denotes the
practices of an entire subculture.
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Brazilian hip hop is one of the world's major hip hop
scenes, with active rap, break dance, and graffiti scenes,
especially in São Paulo, where groups tend to have a
more international style, influenced by old school hip hop
and gangsta rap.
Brazilian rap has served as a reflection of political,
social, and racial issues plaguing the disenfranchised
youth in the suburbs of São Paulo and Rio. The lyrical
content, band names, and song names used by Brazilian
hip hop artists often connote the socio-political issues
surrounding their communities.
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Sendo a música uma das formas de manifestação cultural
de um país, o rap brasileiro, a partir das informações do
texto, tem sido caracterizado