       1970-     ,      -.  ,     Kool Herc.       ,          -.     ,   .

      ,   ,   ,     .           The Sugarhill Gang Rappers Delight (1979)[3].    ,    ,       -.      ,  .[4]

            .  ,  . .    ,     ,    .       ,         

 -      80-.      ,   .    -     1990- .  -     RnB-.
  
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 -  .    ,        . Ÿ      .        (backbeat):

 (. clap)   ,   .

,  (. snare)    ,   .

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    - (   )  kick drum.     --  .       ,       (, ).
West Coast Rap 
 1980- , -       .  ,  : Grandmaster Flash  Slick Rick  -   ;       -.    , - ,  : N.W.A., Ice-T, Egyptian Lover  ,    ,       . 

  1980-, -   -.     ,  King Tee, Toddy Lee  Ice-T,    : World Class Wreckin' Cru, Egyptian Lover  Arabian Prince,      Electro Hop (  Electro). Electro Hop   ,           .  Electro Hop         . 

    LA   80-   ,  Toddy Lee - "Batter"  Ice-T - "6'n da Mornin'",      . LP (. - LP -  ) Ice-T 1987  "Rhyme Pays"      ,     ,       ,       - ,      .  N.W.A - "N.W.A. and the Posse"            -.        Electo Hop'   . 

 1989  N.W.A.      "Straight Outta Compton",      - .      ,   Ice-T,    Cypress Hill,  MC Hammer', P Funk    Digital Underground. "Straight Outta Compton"     c   . 

  1990-,         .    N.W.A.    .     Public Enemy, Ice Cube    ,   Dr. Dre    G-Funk,        . G-Funk       P-Funk',      Death Row Records.       - ,   Dr. Dre "The Chronic",      G-Funk' - Warren G  Snopp Doggy Dogg. 

      Tupac Shakur  Notorious B.I.G..  , -  .         , -         .    Nas  Wu-Tang Clan.     Snoop Dogg, Coolio      ,        ,    .  1990-       , C ,    . 

  ,    ,      .
 -,        ,   1969        -. ,  hip-hop      DJ       ,        .   1969-   DJ,  ,   : b-boys    break boys  ,   .
    . , , , ,             ,     -  .           ,      .
      b-boys.     ,  ,  ,  -,      bad boys  .     flygirls  , ,    , -     .   ,           -   .

   :                ,   DJ    -,     .      ,   ,       -.    DJ          ,          .    DJ  ,  -   ,      .    ,           -.
    -      .     -    ,      (     Pete DJ Jones, DJ Hollywood, Eddie Cheeba, Love Bug Starski    )       ,   .           ,    ,    ,     -. ,       .             .       DJ  , ,  .     MC (master of ceremonies  ).       ,      ,        .
       .  -  ,        .   ,     . ,       FM-,    .    ,     ,   ,    , ,    ,     .       .  -  griot  ,      . (  -     ,     :       ,    ,    ,    ,   .)