Pop rap

Pop rap
Pop rap
Other names	Hip pop; pop hip hop; melodic hip hop; melodic rap;
Stylistic origins	Pop; hip hop;
Cultural origins	Late 1980s, New York City
Typical instruments	Drum machine; electronic drums; drums; synthesizer; electric guitar; bass guitar; keyboards; rapping; sampler; robotic voice effects; vocoder; talkbox; singing;

Pop rap, also called hip pop, pop hip hop, melodic hip hop or melodic rap, is a blend of pop music with hip hop.

Features

AllMusic describes pop rap as "a marriage of hip-hop beats and raps with strong melodic hooks, which are often presented as part of the chorus section in a standard pop song structure".^[1] Pop rap also tends to have less aggressive lyrics than street rap.^[1] Pop rap songs often contain pop-like lyrical content on themes of love and relationships.^[2]

Famous pop rap artists

Pop Rap Media

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MC Hammer performing with Vanilla Ice in July 2009, who were both described as early pop rap artists for blending rap music with catchy hooks.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Pop-Rap Music Songs". AllMusic.
↑ "Prefixmag". 3 May 2022.

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[allmusic-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Pop-Rap Music Songs". AllMusic.

[2] "Prefixmag". 3 May 2022.

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Pop rap
Other names	Hip pop pop hip hop melodic hip hop melodic rap
Stylistic origins	Pop hip hop
Cultural origins	Late 1980s, New York City
Typical instruments	Drum machine electronic drums drums synthesizer electric guitar bass guitar keyboards rapping sampler robotic voice effects vocoder talkbox singing