SHAWN WOODS

Hip Hop is one of the most popular music genres today.

Study shows Hip Hop is one of the best types of music to workout too.
Hip Hop Vs Jazz

Hip hop started in the street of New York in the 1970s

This is a 2014 Hip Hop song called

Fool ya which is very upbeat and
not gloomy.

 Introduction: T he Hot boys burst on to the scene in 1998. straight out of new Orleans 5 rapper
By the name of Juvenile, Lil Wayne, Birdman , Turk , and B.G. The
Hot boys were known for their money and ice Bling Bling

Growth: Rap took off to a whole new level with the infamous G-Unit. 50 cent was the pioneer
For this group.

Maturity: rap eventually matured in 2008 when L il Wayne bought his versatile freestyles to the game and Kanye west with
his hit album heartless.
Decline Rap declined when rapper Waka Floka killed rap and 50 cent dropped his worst album Animal Ambition in 2012

I first heard rap music when I was Tupacs Hail Mary I was about 3 in 1999 when I first heard
this song but it was released in 1996.
I fell in love with music when 50 cent is the future came out in 2002.
I felt a connection with this music because I was young and still curious and it really caught my
attention to hear about others life experiences and my Dad was always bumping it.

HIP HOP IS MY MUSIC GENRE

My music genre began with rap groups rapping about
their lifestyle and material things with their groups.
Hip hop in 2002 was different from previous years
because most rappers started to have movies about
themselves and clothing lines.
topped the charts and broke sales records. As a result,
the young rapper was constantly in the press, and his life
became an open book this quote explains why this
genre was different
Rappers made their life an open book and when you
know a lot about a rapper it makes it interesting to listen
to them.

G-UNIT
G-Unit is a very Popular rap group from
my genre
G-unit group was marketed through
their video game G-Unit bullet proof
this helped their image because the
game was suppose to be based on the
lives of these stars. People will buy the
game and this will encourage them to
buy the album as well.

Maturity

G-UNITS COMPETITION
Dip set is a rap group that came out with
the Dipset anthem in 2003.
The hot boys in 2003 put out there
album let em burn.

The hot boys best selling rap artist was Juvenile. The Album let em burn sold
64,000 in its first week witch made this album go platinum.
The best selling artist of the Dipset crew was Camron. The dipset album
Diplomatic Immunity sold 92,000 in the first week and went platinum.

Growth

LIL WAYNE & KANYE WEST

Lil Wayne and Kanye west. Lil Wayne
bought his new style to the game with his
outrageous freestyles and appearances on
features. Lil Wayne also changed his style
to Rap/Rock with his singles Prom queen
and Let it Rock in 2008 /09
Kanye west bought the drama and hurt he
had for his mother passing away in 2009
and he included that I his new album
using auto tune in his 2009 album
heartless.

LIL WAYNE

I got this game on deadbolt. Mind so

sharp I f*ck around and cut my head off.
Best selling album was Tha Cater 3
selling 3,600,000 copies and going 3x
platinum and 1xgold. This was in the year
of 2008

SATURATION
IN 2010 LIL WAYNE RELEASED THE
REBIRTH ALBUM HIS SALES DECLINED.
The Carter Three sold 3,600,000 copies
in 2008 in 2010 Lil Wayne released his
New album Rebirth witch only sold
778,000 records.

Waka Floka Flame Released his album Flockaveli

witch was #6 on the billboard. And sold 37,000
copies its first week. The Album was released
October 5th 2010

Decline

WAKA FLOKAS DECLINING ALBUM WAS TRIPLE F

LIFE THAT WAS RELEASED JUNE 12, 2012.

This album only sold 14,000 copies its first week

Bow Wows career has gone down the drain when he went
bankrupt in 2012 and he is now on 106th and park as a host.

50 cents Animal Ambition Album was his

first flop selling only 40,000 records its first
week. The album was released June 3, 2014

This is Chief Keefs album Finally Rich.

This album was marketed to me through YouTube
advertisement. Before the videos would come on a
picture of the album and the release date would pop
up.
This Music is for young teenage black males who
generally live in Chicago Illinois. Low income and
high income people both listen to this music because
the artist speaks about both life styles.

This is Rich Homie Quans Album I will Never Stop

Going In.
The price of this album is $13.99
This album is promoted through commercials and
YouTube.
You can find this album at Best Buy . Target , or
Walmart