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"Hard Times" is a rap song written by Jimmy Bralower, J.B. Moore, Russell Simmons, Larry Smith and William Waring originally recorded by Kurtis Blow for his 1980 eponymous debut album. A 1983 cover by rap group Run–D.M.C. was issued as their second single, and is the first track on their eponymous debut album Run–D.M.C..
The term is often used to refer specifically to mishearings of song lyrics (cf. soramimi). Onomatopoeia: a word or a grouping of words that imitates the sound it is describing; Phonetic reversal; Rhyme: a repetition of identical or similar sounds in two or more different words Alliteration: matching consonants sounds at the beginning of words
"Kick, Push" was nominated for Grammy Awards in 2007 for Best Rap Solo Performance and Best Rap Song. It lost the first to T.I. 's " What You Know ", and the second to Ludacris ' " Money Maker ". It was listed at #15 on Pitchfork Media 's "The Top 100 Tracks of 2006" list [ 3 ] and was also voted #72 on About.com 's Top 100 Rap Songs .
Rap is a primary ingredient of hip-hop music, and so commonly associated with the genre that it is sometimes called "rap music". Precursors to modern rap music include the West African griot tradition, [ 7 ] certain vocal styles of blues [ 8 ] and jazz , [ 9 ] an African-American insult game called playing the dozens (see Battle rap and Diss ...
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Internal rhyme is used extensively in rap and hip-hop music, where it sometimes overlaps with assonance. The usage of internal rhyme in rap has increased over time, but can be found even in the earliest rap songs, such as the Sugarhill Gang 's 1979 single, " Rapper's Delight ": [ 8 ]
Southern hip hop (Dirty south) . Atlanta hip hop. Snap; Trap; Houston hip hop. Chopped and screwed; Louisiana Bounce - from New Orleans, Louisiana; Jigga music - from Baton Rouge, Louisiana
"Alright" received widespread critical acclaim from music critics. Ranked number one on Pitchfork ' s "The 100 Best Tracks of 2015" and "The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s", an editor praised the chorus "We gon be alright," and described it as "an ebulliently simple five-syllable refrain, a future-tense assertion of delivery to a better, more peaceful place".