Pop rap (or hip-pop) is hip hop with a pop music influence. The style became popular in the early 1990s, as hip hop music found commercial success. Pop rappers were more radio-friendly than artists in other hip hop genres. It was not uncommon for the songs to have raunchy subject matter, but on average the lyrics were not as obscene or as skilled as those of other rap artists. By the turn of the millennium, gangsta rap and other more offensive fo...
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Pop rap (or hip-pop) is hip hop with a pop music influence. The style became popular in the early 1990s, as hip hop music found commercial success. Pop rappers were more radio-friendly than artists in other hip hop genres. It was not uncommon for the songs to have raunchy subject matter, but on average the lyrics were not as obscene or as skilled as those of other rap artists. By the turn of the millennium, gangsta rap and other more offensive forms took over the mainstream as hip-pop. Eminem gave a nod to the occurrence with his mock boy band single "My Band" from D12 World.
The first commercial successful rap song mixed up with pop and funk was Der Kommissar by the Austrian musician Falco. It was among the Billboard Hot 100 (#72). Pop-rap has been popular since its beginning in the late-1980s, after various hip hop artists commenced entering the mainstream. LL Cool J just may have been the very first pop-rapper in history, when he rose to prominence on his 1985 debut album Radio....
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