Rap-Rock

We as people know that songs are similar to poetry, and that most songs rhyme, but with the invention of Rap music this rhyming craze went to an extreme. Rap is a load of lyrics that were made popular by such artists as Grand Master flash and Run DMC, but enough about rap, when it combines with the rock music we all know and love is when it becomes outrageous, and most might be shocked at how it was first introduced into the mainstream.
In the mid 80's Aerosmith wanted to do a remake of their hit song "Walk this way" and to make it sound a bit different then the original they teamed up with rap group Run DMC, and this was the beginning of what soon would become a trend. When the 90's rolled around and after grunge had died out people wanted something new, and since the other main genres of music at the time were either pop or rap, then it seemed only natural that someone would eventually would take the little step that aerosmith had taken back in the day and turn it into their own style, and it happened.
Some of the first mainstream Rap-Rock bands included Faith No More, Rage Against the Machine and The Red Hot Chili Peppers. The movement was in full swing when rap group Public enemy collaberated with metal band Anthrax to do the song "Bring the Noise" in 1991. After this all the bands that had been doing this sort of thing before it was even mainstream became popular, such as In Living Color and Biohazard. This genre became so popular that it even spawned a sub genre known as Nu Metal which included bands like Kid Rock and Linkin Park.
This idea of rap and rock coming together will most likely be around for a while, although the hardcore fans that enjoy just the rock style wont really enjoy it to much, it still shows that the rock music genre is capable of being teamed with any other style of music, which will make it last forever.

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