Report in Music Submitted by:Kazandra Nicole Gutiza Rapping - is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates”rhyme,rhythmic speech,and street vernacular”,which is performed or chanted in a variety of ways,usually over a backbeat or musical accompaniment. Rap-is usually delivered over a beat,typically provided by a DJ,turntablist,beatboxer,or performed a acapella without accompaniment. *Is oftenassociated with,and is a primary ingredient of hip-hop music,but the origins of the phenomenon predate hip-hop culture. The word “rap” had been used in British English since the 16 th century.It was part of the African American dialect of English in the 1960’s meaning “to converse” West African griot tradition-the earliest precursor to the modern rap. Components of rap includes: Content (what is being said) Flow (rhythm,rhyme) Delivery (cadence,tone) Gil Scott-Heron –father of rap music Some of Gil Scott-Heron’s rap songs: Angel Dust The Revolution Will Not Be Televised The People Francis Magalona – father of rap music in the Philippines Some of Francis Magalona’s rap songs: Kaleidoscope World Girl Be Mine Mga Kababayan Other rap artist’s: Eminem Nicki Minaj Cardi B Beastie Boys Outkast