| Rap music originated by the African Americans in the | | | | should also remember that there is an intense |
| early 1950's and 60's. It was a means of conversing | | | | completion in today's music industry. The fame and |
| especially while reciting a poem, or while singing. Soon it | | | | money which the music industry offers has made a lot |
| became a term which denoted a unique musical style | | | | of people flock to these record label companies. |
| which would spread throughout the world. Though | | | | However, only few have the required talent to |
| rapping is the most important thing in hip hop, both the | | | | become a singer. This has put a lot of stress on the |
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| technique which most artists use, while hip hop refers | | | | screen nearly hundreds of demo CDs day in and day |
| to a genre of music, which has certain specific | | | | out, making them almost impossible to identify a good |
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