The genre of my Music Magazine

The genre of my music magazine is going to be focused on Hip-Hop/Rap.
Some history of Hip Hop:
Hip Hop/Rap first started in the 1970's and spread along thee main are of the south Bronx, New York. Years later it spread along the whole of New York, DJ Kool Herc is credited as being highly influential in the pioneering stage of hip hop music
An example magazine of this is 'Vibe' magazine which is also a R&B/Hip-Hop magazine. The reason I have chosen to do this genre of music is because i enjoy listening to this type of music and i spend most of the day listening to music from artists such as these listed below.
Some example of Rap/Hip-Hop artists are:

Kanye West

is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, film director, entrepreneur, and fashion designer. West first gained prominence as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records; he achieved recognition for his work on rapper Jay-Z's The Blueprint (2001), as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and Janet Jackson. His style of production originally used high-pitched vocal samples from soul songs incorporated with his own drums and instruments. He later broadened his influences to include 1970s R&B and later became big in the Hip Hop and Rap scene.

Drake -

 who records under the mononym Drake, is a Canadian rapper, songwriter, and actor. He was born in Toronto, Ontario. He first garnered recognition for his role as Jimmy Brooks on the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation. He later rose to prominence as a rapper, releasing several mixtapes like Room for Improvement before signing to Lil Wayne's Young Money Entertainment in June 2009.

Kendrick Lamar - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF8aaTu2kg0












known simply as Kendrick Lamar, is an American hip hoprecording artist from Compton, California. In 2004, Lamar signed to the Carson-based indie record label Top Dawg Entertainment and in 2012, Lamar and the label signed a joint venture deal with Aftermath and Interscope Records. Lamar is also a member of West Coast hip hop supergroup Black Hippy, alongside his label-mates and fellow California-based rappers Schoolboy Q, Jay Rock, and Ab-Soul.

Wiz Khalifa - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX6K7waag5Q

better known by the stage name Wiz Khalifa, is an American rapperand singer-songwriter. He released his debut album, Show and Prove, in 2006, and signed to Warner Bros. Records in 2007. His Eurodance-influenced single, "Say Yeah", received urban radio airplay, charting on the Rhythmic Top 40 andHot Rap Tracks charts in 2008.

Khalifa parted with Warner Bros. and released his second album, Deal or No Deal, in November 2009. He released the mixtape Kush and Orange Juice as a free download in April 2010; he then signed with Atlantic Records. He is also well known for his debut single for Atlantic, "Black and Yellow", which peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. His debut album for the label, Rolling Papers, was released on March 29, 2011. He followed that album with O.N.I.F.C. on December 4, 2012 which was backed by the singles "Work Hard, Play Hard" and "Remember You".

Lupe Fiasco - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GQjYPWDcmg
















 better known by his stage name Lupe Fiasco, is an American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur. He rose to fame in 2006 following the success of his debut album, Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor. He also performs as the frontman of rock band Japanese Cartoon under his real name. As an entrepreneur, Fiasco is the chief executive officer of 1st and 15th Entertainment.

Raised in Chicago, Fiasco developed an interest in hip hop after initially disliking the genre for its use of vulgarity and misogyny. After adopting the name Lupe Fiasco and recording songs in his father's basement, 19-year-old Fiasco joined a group called Da Pak. The group disbanded shortly after its inception, and Fiasco soon met rapper Jay-Z who helped him sign a record deal with Atlantic Records. In September 2006, Fiasco released his debut album Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor on the label, which received three Grammy nominations.

Childish Gambino - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tG35R8F2j8k













After several self-released albums and mixtapes, Glover signed to Glassnote Records in 2011 as Childish Gambino. He released Camp on Glassnote on November 15, 2011. His second studio album, Because the Internet, was released on December 10, 2013.

Hoodie Allen - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYhC8IdXP94





















Steven Adam Markowitz better known by his stage name Hoodie Allen, is an independent American rapper.
In July 2011, Hoodie released his third mixtape, Leap Year. It reached 250,000 SoundCloud plays in its first week of release. On the title for his mixtape, Hoodie explained it is "basically just talks to the leap of faith I took this year leaving everything else behind to be an artist.

Jake Miller - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FgqY_x56fE

Jacob Harris "Jake" Miller (born November 28, 1992) is an American rapper and songwriter from Weston, Florida. He is signed to Warner Bros. Records.^[1] On November 5, 2013, Miller released his debut album Us Against Them, which was promoted with a national concert tour.

Us Against Them debuted at #1 on the iTunes charts. On May 7, 2014, Miller was labeled as the #1 'Artist To Watch' by Fox Weekly, predicting Miller will be a huge artist by mid-2015. In 2014, Miller was also placed on MTV's Artist To Watch column.

Chiddy Bang - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uavNUg0tRgw














Chidera Anamege, better known by his stage name Chiddy Bang is an American hip hop recording artist. Prior to their break up, Chiddy Bang was an American pop-rap group consisting of Chidera "Chiddy" Anamege & Noah "Xaphoon Jones" Beresin. The duo was introduced through former band member Zachary Sewall in late 2008 while they were studying at Drexel University, in Noah's hometown of Philadelphia, PA. Their sound is based on the fusion of hip hop 

Tyler the Creator - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSbZidsgMfw





















Tyler Gregory Okonma , better known by his stage name Tyler, The Creator, is an Americanrapper and record producer from California. Born in Ladera Heights, he rose to prominence as the leader and co-founder of the alternative hip hop collective Odd Future, and has rapped on and produced songs for nearly every Odd Future release. Okonma also creates all the artwork for the group's releases and said in an interview with radio presenter DJ Semtex, that he designs all the group's clothing and other merchandise as well. After releasing his debut album Goblin under XL Recordings, in April 2011, he signed a joint venture deal for him and his label Odd Future Records, with RED Distribution and Sony Music Entertainment. Following that he released his second studio albumWolf, which was met with generally positive reviews and debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 selling 90,000 copies in its first week.