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26 unusual facts about hip hop music


A World with No Skies

A World With No Skies is a debut album by hip hop artist Slaine.

Äppelknyckarjazz

Äppelknyckarjazz is the first studio album by Swedish Hip Hop Swing band Movits!.

Bass song

Most of the time the term "bass song" alludes to a hip hop or rap song, but there are also reggae, techno, dubstep and other electronic songs that fall under this category.

Breakestra

After releasing their first 7 inch single "Getcho Soul Togetha" (an original composition in fact) in 1999 on Stones Throw records and two full-length albums of mostly covers and sample-filled breaks, Breakestra put out Hit the Floor in 2005 on Ubiquity Records, which included all-original recordings fusing elements of hip hop, funk, and soul.

Cee-lo

Many hip hop artists have referenced the dice game "Cee-Lo" in rap songs ever since the 1990s.

Club Classics Vol. One

Alex Henderson in a retrospective review for AllMusic commented that the musical influences ranged from "Chic to hip hop to African music", and that the album was "among the most rewarding R&B releases of 1989".

Go HAAM!

GO H.A.A.M! is the first studio album by hip hop trio, Street Justice.

Hossein Saffar Harandi

When he assumed his post, he stated that one of the first issues that he would combat would be the types of music that are against the values of the Republic of Iran, including rock and rap.

Itz oder Nie

Itz oder Nie (Now or Never) is the debut album by Swiss hip hop group 6er Gascho.

Jock Jams

It also had some house music, hip-hop, classic disco music, megamix music, and some cheerleaders and other sports(wo)men saying phrases.

Les Babacools

Their brand of music, named Raggafunkin' , is a blend of reggae, mestizo, hip hop and urban music.

Lite Light

She was owned by Jack L. Finley at age two and into the early phases of her three-year-old campaign before being purchased by rap music star MC Hammer and raced under his Oaktown Stable banner.

Martin Kellerman

After his girlfriend broke up with him and he was fired from his job as a cartoonist for a pornographic magazine, he created the autobiographical funny animal comic strip Rocky, about a grumpy, horny, hip-hop-loving dog and cartoonist living in Stockholm.

Nils Petter Molvær

The record was a fusion of jazz, rock, electronic soundscapes, and hip-hop beats – and quite unlike the delicate "chamber jazz" typically associated with ECM.

North Richmond, California

Hip hop, Rap, and R&B music, as with many areas densely populated by African Americans, is prominent among the area's youth.

Piet Hein Donner

In 2006, Piet Hein Donner recorded a rap song together with Meester G to explain his point of view on the Dutch soft-drug policy.

Roberto Fonseca

This success encouraged him to work on two solo records: Tiene Que Ver and Elengo, combining latin jazz, drum and bass, hip-hop, urban music and Afro-Cuban rhythms.

Runaway Jones

Runaway Jones is the second studio album from hip hop artist Miles Jones.

The End of Meaning

The End of Meaning is the sixth full-length album by industrial/hip hop artists Consolidated, which was released in 2000.

The Latin Kings

The Latin Kings, abbreviated TLK, was a Swedish hip hop group from the municipality of Botkyrka in the southern suburbs of Stockholm, Sweden.

The Outer Marker

The Outer Marker is the debut album for British Hip hop artist Just Jack.

The Selector

Originally launched in 2001, The Selector is an international showcase for the best new music the United Kingdom has to offer, covering a variety of genres from indie, dubstep, folk, soul, hip hop and more.

Ujed za dušu

The song "Kada padne noć (Upomoć)" was sampled by the Serbian hip hop band Sha Ila, in the song of the same title ("Kada padne noć"), released on their 2003 album Multiplay.

WDNI-CD

The station was purchased from Hoosier Radio and TV in 2000, and was given the call sign WDNI-LP in 2001; at the same time, the station rebranded as Indy's Music Channel, adopting a format that carried music videos from the rock, alternative rock, hip-hop, R&B, dance and heavy metal genres.

Word...Life

Word...Life is the 1994 debut album from underground Hip Hop artist O.C., who came to prominence in hip hop because of the album.

Xtended Play Version 3.13

Xtended Play Version 3.13 is first official studio album by Detroit-based hip hop duo Frank n Dank, released on October 24, 2006.


98.8 KISS FM Berlin

98.8 KISS FM is a privately owned radio station broadcasting to Berlin and parts of Brandenburg on 98.8 FM MHz specialising in R&B, dance, hip hop and pop.

Alpha Male Gorillas

AMG presents listeners with an inflection of multiple styles, traversing through areas of rock, blues, hip hop and reggae, with elements of psychedelic.

Anybody Seen My Baby?

It features wide-ranging inspirations, including sampling of hip-hop artist Biz Markie, making it one of the few songs by The Rolling Stones to include sampling (Bridges to Babylon is the only Rolling Stones album to include sampling).

Bazooka Tooth

Bazooka Tooth is the fourth full-length album by American hip hop artist Aesop Rock, released on September 23, 2003 on Definitive Jux (see 2003 in music).

Becky G

-- odd spelling supported by source, twitter account name, etc. --> Marie Gomez (born March 2, 1997), known better by her stage name Becky G, is a Mexican-American hip hop singer, rapper, songwriter and dancer from Inglewood, California.

Body of the Life Force

Body of the Life Force is the debut album from underground Hip Hop artist Afu-Ra.

C'mon Let Me Ride

The song, produced by frequent collaborator and longtime producer Alex da Kid and Mike Del Rio, features a guest appearance from American hip hop recording artist Eminem, who also mixed the record.

Cape Flats

Its music spans from the serious-minded jazz of Abdullah Ibrahim and Basil Coetzee and their anthem 'Mannenberg' (named after a Cape Flats township), to the bubbly pop hits of Brenda Fassie; and continues in a new hip-hop movement.

Chaka Seisay

During the late 1980s and early 1990s, Complicated C formed the Stockholm based hip hop duo Sure Shot Groove with MC Stranger.

Check on It

"Check on It" is an R&B and hip hop song, which is instrumentally complete with a heavy bassline, strings, and wind instrument.

Chico Science

Influenced by such musicians as James Brown, Grandmaster Flash and Kurtis Blow, their music cleverly fused rock, funk, and hip hop with maracatu and other traditional rhythms of Brazil's Northeast.

Diaz Brothers

In spite of this, Hugo was not so quick to quit the Hip-Hop game, and took control by utilizing Lu's Akai MPC-60 sampler.

Although they feel they are not limited to one type of music, their primary focus is on Hip-Hop, and are most famous for bringing the Cuban rapper Pitbull to fame.

DJ Cheapshot

DJ Cheapshot (born Colton Fisher, March 5, 1977) is the DJ of the hip hop ensemble Styles of Beyond, Get Busy Committee, and Fort Minor.

Don't Sweat the Technique

Don't Sweat the Technique is the fourth studio album by American hip hop duo Eric B. & Rakim, released on June 23, 1992, by MCA Records.

Eero Koivistoinen

His hip hop-influenced 2006 album X-Ray features such people as the vocalists Charles Salter and Bina Nkwazi, DJ LBJ (also known as Jonas Verwijnen) and the rap artist Redrama (also known as Lasse Mellberg).

Gangwe Mobb

The group was established in late 90's soon after Kwanza Unit, Mr. II and other had popularized Swahili hip hop music in Tanzania.

Gucci Gucci

"Gucci Gucci" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Kreayshawn, released June 14, 2011 as her debut single and the lead single from her debut studio album, Somethin' 'Bout Kreay (2012).

Hit Me with That

"Hit Me with That" is the second single from The Beatnuts: Street Level, a 1994 album by East Coast hip hop group The Beatnuts.

Kick the Can Crew

Kick the Can Crew is a mainstream hip hop group from Tokyo, Japan, consisting of members Kreva, MCU, and Little.

Kiss TV

The playlist predominantly consists of mainstream hip-hop, Dance and R&B.

KPSR-LP

KPSR-LP is Modesto's only true Urban formatted radio station playing Hip Hop, R&B, Old School, Classic soul and Gospel music, catering to the mainstream and adult audiences in the relatively demographically small African American community.

Les Massiliades

Multiple musical genres were represented, including rock, rap, reggae, afrobeat, metal, folk, java and what the headline band Les Hurlements d'Léo calls "caravaning".

Life Won't Wait

The album branches out from Rancid's punk and ska roots to explore roots reggae and rockabilly, and dabbles in elements of dub, hip-hop, funk and other forms of music as The Clash did with Sandinista!.

Major Distribution

"Major Distribution" is a song by American hip hop recording artist 50 Cent, released as a single in promotion for his upcoming fifth studio album Street King Immortal.

MC Layla

Layla Rose Hanbury (born 5 October 1982), known mononymously as Layla, is an Australian hip hop singer-songwriter and MC from Perth.

Misery Loves Comedy

Misery Loves Comedy is an album by Louis Logic, an American hip hop artist and J.J. Brown, an American hip hop producer.

Modulations

Featuring: Rob Young on the pioneers of electronic music, Simon Reynolds on krautrock, Peter Shapiro on disco & post-punk, Kodwo Eshun on house, David Toop on hip hop, Mike Rubin on techno, Chris Sharp on jungle, Tony Marcus on ambient, Kurt Reighley on downtempo, and Michael Berk on the technology of electronic music.

No One Knows How to Love Me Quite Like You Do

"No One Knows How to Love Me Quite Like You Do" is a R&B/hip-hop song performed by Aaliyah and Tia Hawkins.

Paris sous les bombes

Paris Sous Les Bombes (Paris Under The Bombs) is the third album by French hip hop group Suprême NTM.

Rhyme Pays

The album, especially tracks like "6 'N the Mornin'," is considered to have defined the gangsta genre, and was the first hip hop album to carry a Parental Advisory warning label, although it was years before the industry-standard explicit-lyrics sticker was developed.

Ron Browz production discography

The following is a list of songs produced, co-produced and remixed by American hip hop record producer Ron Browz.

Shanghai Restoration Project

The group's first eponymous release, inspired by the Shanghai jazz bands of the 1930s, combines traditional Chinese instruments with modern hip-hop and electronica.

Soul Temple Records

Soul Temple Records is an American record label founded in 2012 by hip hop music recording artist RZA and Bob Perry, after the release of the RZA directed The Man with the Iron Fists.

Soundbombing

Soundbombing is a 1997 compilation album from independent Hip Hop label Rawkus Records.

Space Monkeys

The music video for this single was the second video from famed photographer David LaChapelle and featured hip hop legends Rock Steady Crew.

Villa Manifesto EP

Villa Manifesto EP is an EP by Detroit hip hop group Slum Village, released on December 15, 2009 under Barak Records.

Wit Me

"Wit Me" is a song by American hip hop recording artist T.I., released on May 21, 2013, as a promotional single to promote his summer 2013 tour with Lil Wayne.

Xenon 2 Megablast

The Bitmap Brothers co-operated with the British musician Tim Simenon to include the 1988 Bomb the Bass hip hop track "Megablast (Hip Hop On Precinct 13)" as theme music, which is also the origin of the game's subtitle.

Xodus

Xodus: The New Testament is the second album by Brooklyn-based hip hop group X Clan.