Snap music
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| Snap music | |
| Stylistic origins | Southern hip hop - Finger snaps - Disco |
|---|---|
| Cultural origins | Early 2000s, Atlanta, US |
| Typical instruments | Drum machine, PC, vocals |
| Mainstream popularity | late 2005-early 2008 |
| Subgenres | |
| Snap & B | |
| Fusion genres | |
| Mainstream Hip Hop | |
| Regional scenes | |
| Atlanta, GA, Houston, TX. Memphis, TN | |
| Other topics | |
| Snap dance | |
Snap music is an American sub-genre of hip hop music (primarily the genre of Crunk) that emerged from Atlanta, Georgia, in the late 1990s. The genre soon became popular and in mid-2005 artists from other southern states such as Texas and Tennessee began to emerge with this style. Tracks commonly consist of an 808 bassdrum, hi-hat, bass, snapping, a main groove and a vocal track. Hit snap songs include "Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It" by "Dem Franchize Boys", "Laffy Taffy" by D4L, "It's Goin' Down" by Yung Joc and "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" by Soulja Boy Tell 'Em.
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[edit] Notable Snap Artists and Songs
- Dem Franchize Boys
- Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It (2005)
- I Think They Like Me (Remix) feat. Jermaine Dupri, Bow Wow & Da Brat (2005)
- D4L
- "Laffy Taffy" (2005)
- Yung Joc
- It's Goin' Down (2006)
- I Know You See It (2006)
- Pop It Off Boyz
- V.I.C.
- Get Silly (2007)
- Soulja Boy Tell 'Em
- Crank That (Soulja Boy) (2007)
- Hotstylz
- Lookin' Boy (2008)
- GS Boyz
- Stanky Legg (2009)
- One Chance
- Dorrough
- Walk That Walk (2009)
- Ice Cream Paint Job (2009)
[edit] Snap & B
Snap & B is a variant of snap music and features the same sounds as snap music, but it involves singing in an R&B-like fashion, rather than full-time rapping.[1] Notable practitioners of Snap & B include The Dream and T-Pain.
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