Hip hop genres

Jazz rap is a fusion subgenre of hip hop music and jazz, developed in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

East Coast hip hop is a regional subgenre of hip hop music that originated in the New York City area during the 1970s.

New jack swing or swingbeat is a fusion genre spearheaded by Teddy Riley and Bernard Belle that became popular from the late 1980s into the early 1990s.

Hipster hop, a portmanteau of hipster and hip hop, is a subgenre of alternative hip hop, more specifically, "indie rock-informed hip-hop".

Rap metal is a subgenre of rap rock and alternative metal music which combines hip hop with heavy metal.

The new school of hip hop was a movement in hip hop music starting 1983–84 with the early records of Run–D.

Snap music is a subgenre of hip hop music derived from crunk that originated in the South in the late-1990s, in Bankhead, West Atlanta, the United States.

Crunkcore (also called crunk punk, screamo crunk, crunk rock, and scrunk) is a musical genre that combines crunk with the vocal style of screamo.

Experimental hip hop, also known as abstract hip hop, is a genre of hip hop that employs structural elements typically considered unconventional in traditional hip hop music.

Nerdcore is a genre of hip hop music characterized by themes and subject matter considered to be of general interest to nerds.

The word hyphy (/ˈhaɪfiː/ HY-fee) is Oakland slang meaning "hyperactive.

G-funk, or gangsta-funk, is a subgenre of hip hop music that emerged from West Coast gangsta rap in the early 1990s.

Horrorcore is a subgenre of hip hop music based on horror-themed and often darkly transgressive lyrical content and imagery.

LGBT hip hop, also known as by names such as homo hop or queer hip hop, is a subgenre label applied by critics and music media to hip hop music performed by LGBT artists and performers.

Pop-rap (also known as hip pop) is a genre of music fusing the rhythm-based lyricism of hip hop music with pop music's preference for melodious vocals and catchy tunes, which gained mainstream popularity during the 1990s.

Industrial hip hop is a fusion genre of industrial music with the rhythms or vocals of hip hop.

Hardcore hip hop (also hardcore rap) is a genre of hip hop music that developed through the East Coast hip hop scene in the 1980s.

Comedy hip hop or comedy rap is a subgenre of hip hop music that is comedic in nature, often incorporating satirical lyrics.

Political hip hop is a subgenre of hip hop music that was developed in the 1980s as a way of turning rap music into a call for action.

Baltimore club, also called "Bmore club", "Bmore house" or simply "Bmore" is a breakbeat genre.

Songo-salsa is a style of music that blends Spanish rapping and hip hop beats with salsa music and songo.

Boomba music, also referred to as kapuka (due to the beat pattern; not to be confused with kapuka rap), is a form of hip pop music popular in Kenya.

Genge music, or genge, is a genre of hip hop music that had its beginnings in Nairobi, Kenya.

Chap hop is music originating from England that mixes the hip hop genre with elements from the Chappist or steampunk subcultures and stereotypical English obsessions such as cricket, tea and the weather.

Neurohop (also known as Neuro) is a genre of music that originated around mid 2011 to 2012.

Cumbia rap is a spin-off of the original cumbia genre.

Hip hop soul is a subgenre of contemporary R&B music, most popular during the early and mid 1990s, which fuses rhythm and blues/gospel singing with hip hop musical production.

Urban Pacifika (also known as Urban Pacific) is a subgenre of hip hop which combines American style hip hop or R&B rhyming and beats with Pacific Island or Māori instrumentation (such as ukulele samples) and Pacific Island or Māori language singing/rapping.

Electro hop, also known as electrohop, electronic hip hop, electronic rap or electro-rap, is a music genre which emerged from the fusion of electronic dance music and hip hop.

Kenyan hip hop is a subgenre of hip hop music originating from Kenya.

Ghettotech (also known as Detroit club music) is a genre of electronic music originating from Detroit.

Miami bass (booty music or booty bass) is a subgenre of hip hop music that became popular in the 1980s and 1990s.

Hiplife is a Ghanaian musical style that fuses Ghanaian culture and hip hop.

Satirical hip hop is a genre of hip hop done in a sarcastic, parodic or tongue in cheek way.

Ragga hip hop is a fusion-genre that blends ragga and hip hop music.

Jersey club is a breakbeat genre of music.

Nuyorican rap is a fusiongenre of Hip hop, Latin hip hop, Reggaeton, and East Coast hip hop that embodies aspects of East Coast Stateside Puerto Rican (Nuyorican) culture and is typically performed by American or Puerto Rican rappers and musicians of Puerto Rican descent.

Dirty rap, porno rap, porn rap, sex rap, or pornocore is a subgenre of hip hop music that contains lyrical content revolving mainly around sexually suggestive subjects.

Cloud rap (also known as trillwave) is a genre of hip hop music which through its methods of composition intends to produce a hypnagogic, dream-like aesthetic.

Ghetto house or booty house, is a genre of Chicago house which started being recognized as a distinct style from around 1992 onwards.

Leeds hip hop is the epicentre of the New Yorkshire hip-hop movement that originated in the West Yorkshire area of the UK during the 2000s.

Latino hip hop is a form of hip hop music developed and performed by Latinos.