The Emergence Machine

African Hip Hop

abstract · Music · Level 8 · E9

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Emergence definition

African-hip-hop emerges as a group of music genres that take shape through the arrangement of sound in space, governed by specific conventions and rhythms, building upon the creative expression of music and the rhythmic patterns that underlie it.

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Wiktionary senses

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Source: Wiktionary — “African hip-hop”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
African hip-hop
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

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Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Genre L3 (requires)
    To understand african-hip-hop as a group of music genres of scenes, we need to grasp the concept of genre as a pattern of creative work that takes shape through the arrangement of matter in space, governed by specific conventions.
  • Music L7 (requires)
    Understanding music is essential for understanding african-hip-hop
  • Rhythm L7 (requires)
    african hip hop requires understanding rhythm as a foundational concept