Rap
Rap is a genre. Defining acts include Paramore, Avril Lavigne, David Bowie, Kurt Cobain and Linkin Park, and their records are the quickest way into the sound. Rap grew out of Rock and Alternative. It sits close to progg, piano rock, country rock, blues rock and Alternative rock, scenes that trade players, venues and ideas with it. Its influence carried into jangle pop, mall screamo, Britpop, college rock and Grunge, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 18 connections around Rap. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where Rap came from and where it led.
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Rap connections
Rap grew out of Rock and Alternative, shares an orbit with progg, piano rock, country rock and blues rock, went on to shape jangle pop, mall screamo, Britpop and college rock. 18 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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