Rap: A Juxtaposition of the Eras

A comparative study of the implicit elements surrounding hip-hop rap culture throughout rap’s history. RAP breaks down the timeline of hip-hop rap culture into four eras spanning from 1979 to the current rap climate of 2020. The four eras are broken down as: The Foundational Era, The Golden Era, The Millennial Era, and the current Zoomer Era. Each era is compared to the other by the four elements the author found to be present in the current rap environment. The four elements are: The Drug Culture, Criminality, Attention, and Popularity. These four elements are considered New Aged elements as they are derived from the current hip-hop rap culture. These four elements are not to be confused with the four elements of hip-hop culture: Rapping, Breaking, Deejaying, and Graffiti. These elements are only taken from the rapping element of hip-hop. The author uses the four new-aged rap elements to compare their presence in each of the four eras of rap culture. RAP gives the reader an insider view into what was happening during each era of rap from an historical viewpoint. The reader is given an insight into the depths of the elemental forces present in each era of rap history.RAP is a must read for all generations of rap music fans. It is an historical lesson for the younger rap audience; and serves as a reminder to the older demographic. The book gives detailed vestiges of the origins of rap, and it correlates the similarities between the past and present. The author writes as a reporter would by giving unbiased information from each rap era. This book will teach rap fans of all ages about the cultural nuances of the rap eras. The parents of rap fans will have a better understanding of the rap music their kids currently listen to; and the kids will learn about the past.