Lyrical genre that arose in the early 1980s to talk about the lifestyle of poverty, drugs, sex, guns and street fashions in the inner city urban ghettos of New York and Los Angeles. Usually rapped, or rhythmically spoken, but sometimes sung, hip-hop often features DJs or "scratch artists" who mix vinyl discs on twin turntables as an integral part of performance. Commercially released hip-hop recordings commonly sample, or borrow from, previously made recordings. Some hip-hop music has reached mainstream culture status in television commercials and awards programs, but "gangsta" rappers seem determined to maintain an aura of defiance and outrageousness much as some rockers go out of their way to cultivate a reputation for bad taste. Notable artists include Run D.M.C., Dr. Dre, Snoop Doggy Dog, and Eminem.
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- HipHopDX.com Up to date news, reviews, and one of the biggest collection of hip hop Links.
- EURweb Home of the Electronic Urban Report (EUR)
- Project B.U. Search engine dedicated to Hip-Hop culture. Includes artist news, forum, and a store.
- RapMusic.com News and information on the music and artists in hip-hop, rap and rhythm and blues.
- URBNET: The Urban Entertainment Network Includes interviews, news, reviews, release dates, and charts.
- Hip Hop Havoc Features mixtapes and exclusives from top artists in streaming audio, including release dates and the latest news.
- Davey D's Hip-Hop Corner News, reviews, interviews, articles, charts and message boards.
- The Cipher Pictures, multimedia, free e-mail and fan forum.
- The Box Sound and video files, pictures and discography for old school artists, battles and the artists; EPMD, LL Cool J and The Fat Boys.
- HipHopHotSpot.Com News, articles, album reviews, artist profiles and online store.
- Rapdirt.com News, pictures, gossip, concert information, reviews, multimedia, and links on rap music stars.
- South-West Connection News, links, message board, interviews and reviews from mainly Southern and West Coast artists.
- Flow Session Message board and top 10 raps.
- Hip Hop Battleground Streaming audio, news, freestyle and chat room, artwork, backgrounds, wallpaper, and reviews.
- RapSearch Urban search engine providing information on Hip-Hop, Rhythm and Blues, Soul, Dance, artist information, and top sites programs.
- DaLinkz Directory of over 400 rap and hiphop links, including bands and artists, record labels, stores, magazines, audio and video.
- A's Down South Hip Hop World Information about down south artists like Juvenile, Lil Wayne, Master P, Lil Troy, Mystikal. Also new audio, lyrics, release dates, freestyle competitions and unreleased albums.
- Hiphopbattle.com Watch hip hop artists compete for studio time. Also has poetry competitions and graffiti contests.
- Real Rap Album reviews, sound files, and forum.
- The Hiphop Archive at Harvard University A virtual resource for Hiphop scholars, teachers, activists, and anyone else who wants to use Hiphop to empower individuals and communities.
- Dig Deep Online Features artist pages, chat, message board, reviews, charts, photos, and underground store.
- Donmega.com Westcoast gangsta rap news and information. Features biographies, discographies, pictures, lyrics, wallpapers and audio.
- Rap Industry Industry news, interviews, videos and samples.
- AOL Radio: Top Hip Hop Online videos, streaming audio and artist information.
- Hip Hop Game Offers news, audio, reviews, lyrics, videos and a fan forum.