Nuyorican rap

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Nuyorican rap
Stylistic origins	Hip hop Latin hip hop reggaeton East Coast hip hop
Cultural origins	1990s, New York, U.S.
Typical instruments	Drum machine piano rapping sampler singing synthesizer DAW

Nuyorican rap is a fusion genre of hip hop, Latin hip hop, East Coast hip hop and reggaeton that embodies aspects of East Coast Stateside Puerto Rican (Nuyorican) culture and is typically performed by American or Puerto Rican rappers and musicians of Puerto Rican descent.^[1] It may include horn-heavy samples and Spanish-language lyrics, choruses or interludes.^[2]^[3]^[4]

References

^ Rivera, Raquel Z. (2003). New York Ricans from the Hip Hop Zone. doi:10.1057/9781403981677. ISBN 978-1-4039-6044-3.
^ "Intersect: Wiki, Noreaga, and the Tangled Politics of Nuyoricans in Hip-Hop". Remezcla. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
^ staff (2021-06-13). "100%: A History Of Puerto Rican's Influence In Hip Hop". HOT 97. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
^ "14 Latinxs Who Contributed to the Birth of Hip Hop". HipLatina. 2019-04-10. Retrieved 2024-05-08.

Latin music (United States)

By decade

Prehistory	Mambo
1960s-	Brown-eyed soul Boogaloo Disco Freestyle Reggaeton Salsa dura romántica

By area

New Mexico	New Mexico music
New York	Nuyorican rap
Texas	Tejano (Tex-Mex)

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Electronic	Breakbeat Baltimore club Florida breaks Ghetto house Ghettotech Glitch hop Grime Illbient Freestyle Wonky
Other	Funk carioca Reggaeton Alternative reggaeton

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