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Afrocentric hip hop

Afrocentric hip hop is a genre. Afrocentric hip hop grew out of Conscious hip hop and Socially conscious hip hop. Its influence carried into Conscious hip hop, jazz rap, Neo soul, Alternative hip hop and Political hip hop, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 7 connections around Afrocentric hip hop. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where Afrocentric hip hop came from and where it led.

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Afrocentric hip hopConscious hip hopSocially conscious h…Conscious hip hopjazz rapNeo soulAlternative hip hopPolitical hip hop

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Afrocentric hip hop connections

Afrocentric hip hop grew out of Conscious hip hop and Socially conscious hip hop, went on to shape Conscious hip hop, jazz rap, Neo soul and Alternative hip hop. 7 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

What influenced Afrocentric hip hop

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Sounds and acts that shaped Afrocentric hip hop.

What Afrocentric hip hop shaped

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