Political hip hop

Political hip hop
Stylistic origins	Hip hop politics protest songs
Cultural origins	1980's
Other topics
List of political hip hop artists

Political hip hop (also called political rap, conscious hip hop or conscious rap) is a form of hip hop music that focuses on social issues and politics. It developed during the 1980s, being inspired by 1970s political preachers such as The Last Poets and Gil Scott-Heron. Public Enemy were the first political hip hop group. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five released the first well-known sociopolitical rap song in 1982 called "The Message", which inspired numerous rappers to address social and political subjects.

Conscious hip hop

Conscious hip hop
Stylistic origins	Hip hop
Cultural origins	1980's
Typical instruments	Rapping

Conscious hip hop also called Socially Conscious hip hop or Conscious rap is sub-genre of Hip hop that focuses on social issues. It was created by music critics and fans rather that the artists themselves.

List of artists

• 2pac
• Hopsin
• N.W.A.
• Eminem
• Missy Eliot
• Aesop Rock
• Ice-T
• Ice Cube
• Public Enemy

Related pages

• Underground hip hop