East Coast hip hop facts for kids
Quick facts for kids East Coast hip hop |
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| Stylistic origins | Hip hop, dancehall, toasting, R&B, disco, funk, jazz |
| Cultural origins | Late 1970s New York City |
| Typical instruments | Drum machine, drum kit, turntables, rapping, sampler, brass, piano, human beatboxing |
| Regional scenes | |
| New York City - Philadelphia - New Jersey - Boston - Baltimore - Washington, D.C. - Virginia Beach - Rochester - Toronto - Pittsburgh | |
| Other topics | |
| Roots of hip hop - Hip hop culture - Timeline of hip hop - Old school hip hop - The golden age of hip hop - Five Percent Nation - East Coast-West Coast hip hop rivalry | |
East Coast hip hop or East Coast rap is a type of hip hop music that comes from the East Coast of the United States It originated in New York. A notable East Coast rapper is 50 Cent.
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Nas's 1994 debut album Illmatic was critically acclaimed.
See also
In Spanish: East Coast rap para niños
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