Genre Research

Hip Hop
The genre hip hop began in the Bronx in New York City, and quickly spread through the rest of New York. The hip hop culture was mainly among the young African Americans and other Black youth mostly from the Caribbean during the 1970's. They say hip hop is characterised by 4 elements not necessarily all to do with music.

1. Rap music. 
2. DJing.
3. Break dancing.
4. Graffiti art.

Since hip hop began, it has spread throughout the urban and suburban communities throughout the world.

Rock
Rock is a genre of popular music which originated from rock n roll in the United States in the 1950's. It is a genre that is centred around the electric guitar, usually as part of a rock group including other instruments such as Bass and Drums. One of the main things about Rock is that it is focused largely on live performance and musicianship. Many different other styles of music stemmed from rock, for example blues rock, folk rock and country rock.

Punk
Punk rock is a genre of music that developed in the United Kingdom and the United States between 1974 and 1976. Punk bands created fast paced, loud music, typically with short songs. By late 1976, bands such as The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Ramones were the names you thought of when someone said the word punk. These band were seen as the pioneers of punk music. Punk influenced the young people so much that it was no longer just a genre of music but a movement, it created a sense of rebellion against 'the man'.