There are lots of musical genres that are popular these days. For instance, rock, instrumental, pop and electronic music, hip-hop and some others. However, there is one genre that to be one of the most popular modern genres — rap. In the English language the noun "rap" has several meanings, and one of them is "a short noise, especially one made by hitting a hard surface", and the verb "to rap" "to talk" or "to hit something". That is why this word was chosen to describe the type of music when a person does not sing but actually says the text, and the background music is very rhythmical. A person who performs rap is called a rapper. Rap as it is known nowadays in the 1970s among the African Americans in the Bronx (one of the parts of New York City). It there by some visiting Jamaican DJs (disc jockeys). Initially, rap was not used for commercial purposes, but only for fun and mostly by DJs. Rap was not represented by long tracks; there only short and simple rhyming verses addressed to the audience. Later, the popularity of rap saw a massive rise as it by amateur radio stations which music that was popular among the African Americans. Then, in the 1980s, the term "hip-hop" was introduced. Soon after that, rap appeared at the discos in the USSR. That was only the beginning of the following global rise of this extremely popular culture.

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There are lots of musical genres that are popular these days. For instance, rock, instrumental, pop and electronic music, hip-hop and some others. However, there is one genre that [considers|considered|is considered|had considered] to be one of the most popular modern genres — rap.

In the English language the noun "rap" has several meanings, and one of them is "a short noise, especially one made by hitting a hard surface", and the verb "to rap" [is meant|mean|was meant|means] "to talk" or "to hit something". That is why this word was chosen to describe the type of music when a person does not sing but actually says the text, and the background music is very rhythmical. A person who performs rap is called a rapper.

Initially, rap was not used for commercial purposes, but only for fun and mostly by DJs. Rap was not represented by long tracks; there [was|were|is|are] only short and simple rhyming verses addressed to the audience.

Later, the popularity of rap saw a massive rise as it [was promoted |promoted|has been promoted|promotes] by amateur radio stations which [play|were played|were being played|played] music that was popular among the African Americans. Then, in the 1980s, the term "hip-hop" was introduced. Soon after that, rap appeared at the discos in the USSR. That was only the beginning of the following global rise of this extremely popular culture.

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