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With the help of Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org) here is closer look at some of my favorite hip hop sub generes.

Bounce Beats:
Bounce music is an energetic style of New Orleans hip hop music, taking off in the early 1990s, but dating back to 1980s. It is characterized by call and response party chants and dance call-outs typically sung over the “Triggaman” (from the song “Drag Rap” by the Showboys) and/or “Brown Beat” samples. Nearly every second of the 1986 single “Drag Rap” has made its way into bounce jams: its opening chromatic tics, the immediately identifiable “Drag Rap” sample, the shouting out of “break” (emulated throughout OutKast’s “Stankonia”), the whistling breakdown, the vocoded “drag rap” vocals, and the minimal drum machine verse. Popular bounce artists include Juvenile and Mannie Fresh.

Hyphy Beats:
Hyphy (pronounced HI-FEE) is a style of music and dance primarily associated with the San Francisco Bay Area hip hop culture. Continue reading »

Billboard charts are a good measure of popularity, but when it comes to money, record sales are only the begining. From a name to a brand, an endorsement to dollars, Jay Z says it best, “I’m not a business man, I’m a business, man.” And it’s happening everywhere: clothing lines, colognes, night clubs, TV shows, money on top of money. And here’s who’s stacking it the highest.

1. P. Diddy, $346 Million

2. Jay-Z, $340 Million

3. Russell Simmons, $325 Million

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