Hip hop in the Dominican Republic

Dominican hip hop has its own style of hip hop music by mixing its native music and rapping to it like in the genres Merenrap or Merenhouse.

Dominican hip Hop

History

Hip hop is a cultural movement developed in New York City in the 1970s primarily by African Americans. Since first emerging in The Bronx and Harlem, the lifestyle of hip hop culture has today spread around the world. One of the places hip hop spread to was the Dominican Republic. The four historic elements of hip hop are: MCing (rapping), DJing, urban inspired art/tagging (graffiti), and b-boying (or breakdancing). The most known extended elements are beatboxing, hip hop fashion, and hip hop slang.

All these elements have been carried on into the Dominican Republic since the mid 80s by young immigrants who returned to their mother land, usually from New York, Boston and Florida. Some of the first artists who carried on this culture were: Itto Gammy, Born MC El Ministro, B.MC.P, Tribu Revelde, Lo correcto, La Botella, La Krema (AKA: wander) ,Cool Fresh,Latin Power, the imcredible posse, MoneyKane (Carlos aka El Loco) Lider de : Mente Militar de la Romana , El Padrino, Moroco, Crazy P aka Loco P (la Romana), Sonic, Over Dose, Big Paulie, Panpano Trukiny, DJ Mahogany, DJ Strike One,Los cientificos, Los Guerreros Del Oriente, Sandy MC, Mariano MC, MC Papo, ALE-X, Eury, Hussi, Wistin, D.B.P, Alcapone Rap, Your Base (Papi Sanchez), El circulo de Muerte, Zona de Fuego, The Click Squad, Majah Magandy, MCD, Judiny, Tigueraje 809 (Judiny, Cortezano, Indio, Chacka, Alpa, kash, Prophex,El Chobbi) Tary, and Nucleo Salomon. Some of these artist where influenced by African American DJs and MCs like: Afrika Bambaataa Grandmaster Flash Lovebug Starski The Sugarhill Gang DJ Clive "Kool Herc" Grand Wizard Theodore Melle Mel Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, The Wu Tang Clan, Krs1, Nas, Gravediggaz and many more. Other rappers where influenced by Puerto Rican and Panamanian, Reggae and Reggaeton artists such as: Vico C, Daddy Yankee, Mexicano, Og Black y Master Joe, Manuelito, Falo, Lito Y Polaco, DJ Eric, DJ Nelson, Baby Rasta y Gringo, DJ Playero, El General, DJ Flex, Eddi Dee, Blanco, Hector y Tito, and Wison G.

Reggaeton

Dominican artists playing reggaeton include Prophex, Noztra, Don Miguelo, Michael El Beta, La Franquisia (FR Music) (Grandmax, Derry, Euro "El Sunami Lirical", Anddy Dyy, Tony J, & W), Chiky Flow, Big Jonaz, Tico Alvarez, Gem Star and Big Mato, Los Dementes Algarete (LDA), Reychesta Secret Weapon of Tres Coronas, High Rollers Family, A&A, OG Black, Zequi House and La Fabrica. Some Puerto Rican reggaeton artists of Dominican descent include Arcangel, De La Ghetto, Miguelito, Nicky Jam, Jomar, Boy Wonder, Nely "El Arma Secreta",

New generation

The new generetion of Dominican hip hoppers includes:Lapiz Conciente , Black Point,Joa, MCD La Etiketa Negra,Tigueraje 809, Indio, YTC, Toxic Crow, Willy La Melma, Michael El Beta, Vakero, Amaurys, Micro's Way, Mr.Face,Villano Sam,alex sano Packer Luther King, Beethoven Villaman,Big Mato,Del Patio (Sensato Y Zawezo), Big K, Monkey Black, Guariboa, El Poeta Callejero,HunGreeD,Pereyra,Chiky Flow,Big Jonaz, Piddy Pa aka Pablo Piddy, Danny Punto Rojo,Slipie Jones,Nikko Mozart la para, Tori Nash El Pope. Some American rappers come from Dominican descent such as Fabolous, AZ, Cassidy, Juelz Santana, J. R. Writer, Triple Seis, Ju Ju of The Beatnuts, and BackupPlomo & Don Robles.

External links

• Online forum about Dominican Hip Hop
• [http://www.babelrap.com/ Babeel fugi and the mardito demo

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