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The Birth of Memphis Rap: How Tennessee’s Underground Sound Changed Hip-Hop Memphis rap emerged in the early 1990s as a raw, unfiltered expression of the city’s underground hip-hop scene. Pioneered b
What Is Phonk? A Brief Overview Phonk is a subgenre of hip-hop and trap that blends vintage Southern hip-hop, Memphis rap, and chopped-and-screwed aesthetics with modern production techniques. Charac
What Is City Pop? The Smooth Sound of 1980s Japan City Pop is a genre that blossomed in Japan during the late 1970s and reached its peak in the 1980s, blending jazz, funk, disco, synth-pop, and AOR A
What Is Boom Bap Production? Boom bap is a subgenre of hip-hop that emerged in the 1990s, defined by its warm, sampled soul and jazz records, punchy drum programming, and gritty, sample-heavy texture
The Origins of Chopped & Screwed: Houston’s Sonic Revolution Chopped and screwed isn’t just a production technique—it’s a cultural movement that reshaped hip-hop in the early 1990s. Born in Houston’s