Diversity in hip-hop

From the early days of hip-hop till today, the industry has been dominated by those of African-American descent. But as the years progress, hip-hop continues to leave the streets and find its way to rappers of other races and nationalities. Although most famous rappers (with the exception of eminem) are African-American, the diversity continues to grow.

Although hip-hop originally stems from America, it has quickly made its way overseas. In Germany, hip-hop artist Peter Fox has drawn quite a bit of attention from European hip-hop fans. A few of his songs including "Alles Neu" have reached the top 5 of European charts.

Despite hip-hop's urban stems, the highly popular music form has made its way from the streets to the suburbs. Rapper George Watsky's rendition of Busta Rhyme's "Break Ya Neck" brought him lots of attention due to his ability to rhyme at a pace rivaling that of Busta Rhymes himself.  His abilities oppose the stereotype that most rappers are African-Americans from urban areas.

DubWhat?

As the years continue to pass, as always new forms of music seem to emerge in America. One of the newest and most unique forms of music that has surfaced recently is a peculiar genre of techno-like music called Dubstep. When I first began to listen to it I was unsure if I liked it. But as I kept listening, I was drawn in by the bass heavy techno beats that these artists produced.

Dubstep was an unknown style of music until only a few years ago. Still, since its existence it gets little airtime on radio and television broadcasting. Despite the fact that dubstep is somewhat underground, it continues to gain more recognition each and every day.

With this being said, here are a couple of my favorite dubstep songs out there:

Skrillex- "First of the Year":

Flight Facilities- "Crave You" (Adventure Club Dubstep Remix):