Dirty rap

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Dirty rap
Other names
  • Porno rap
  • porn rap
  • sex rap
  • booty rap
  • pornocore
Stylistic origins
Cultural origins1980s, United States
Typical instruments
Other topics

Dirty rap (also known as porno rap, porn rap, sex rap, booty rap, or pornocore) is a subgenre of hip hop music that contains lyrical content revolving mainly around sexually explicit subjects.

The lyrics are often overtly explicit and graphic, sometimes to the point of being comical or offensive. Historically, dirty rap often contained a distinctly

porn groove
.

Late 1980s and early 1990s dirty rap

The

Don't Stop Rappin'
containing multiple dirty sex subjects, that sex became a central focus. Although the release did not see much attention outside of his hometown of Oakland, he would continue to use provocative and sexual lyrics throughout his career, gaining him six platinum albums and three gold.

The controversial rap group

Banned in the USA
, a much more political and angry album.

2 Live Crew returned to their utterly pornographic roots with 1991's

Sports Weekend: As Nasty as They Wanna Be, Pt. 2
, which was lambasted by many critics as running the sexually deviant lyrics of As Nasty As They Wanna Be into the ground. From Sport's Weekend onward, the Crew continued to make dirty rap and party rap.

Various rappers followed with dirty rap in the wake of 2 Live Crew's popularity. The group

Sir Mix-A-Lot's 1992 hit single "Baby Got Back" could arguably be considered within the dirty rap genre; however, the majority of Mix-A-Lot's work is not sexually explicit enough for him to be considered a true dirty rap artist. Similarly, the new jack swing hip hop group Wreckx-n-Effect scored a dirty rap hit with their 1992 single "Rump Shaker". The pimp rapper Too Short is also a notable contributor and beginner to dirty rap music since he began his first album in 1983, though his topics range from sex to the gangster lifestyle.[2]

In the early 1990s, the Baltimore club scene first began gaining an identity separate from house music and mainstream hip hop. Baltimore club, or gutter music, often features sexually explicit lyrics, and has influenced many current dirty rappers. Both ghettotech and ghetto house (or "booty house") also evolved around the same time, and, to an even greater extent than Baltimore club, frequently contain pornographic and sexually explicit content, as exemplified by DJ Assault and DJ Funk, two artists who pioneered ghettotech and ghetto house, respectively.

White dirty rappers include the Russian group Malchishnik, active between 1989 and 1994 and known for their song "Seks-kontrol" ("Sex Control"), a diatribe against interracial sex.

Contemporary dirty rap

Dirty rap was a popular subgenre into the 1990s and 2000s, particular in

Luke Campbell
of 2 Live Crew continued to produce dirty rap as a solo artist into the 2000s.

diss other rappers, many of which involve urolagnia.[3] Kool Keith later appeared on the 2001 album Porn Again, a dirty rap or pornocore concept album by The Smut Peddlers. The Smut Peddlers consisted of Mr. Eon and DJ Mighty Mi from The High & Mighty and rapper Cage
.

In 2001,

anal intercourse in heavy detail.[4]

Khia's 2002 hit single "My Neck, My Back (Lick It)" later achieved CHR status, being played on Top 40 radio.

The genre made a strong comeback in the

drugs and violence
and he is not a full-time dirty artist, although almost all the singles released contained dirty rap.

Some examples of dirty rap by East Coast hip hop artists include Akinyele's "Put It in Your Mouth", The Notorious B.I.G.'s "Nasty Girl", Lil' Kim's "Magic Stick", Bravehearts' "Oochie Wally", 50 Cent's "Candy Shop" and "Ayo Technology", featuring Justin Timberlake, which contains references to looking at porn and urges to perform in bisexual activities. Also notable is "Tush" by Ghostface Killah and Missy Elliott.

Lil Wayne was ranked one of the dirtiest rappers by Billboard in 2012.[5]

Dirty rap saw another resurgence in the 2010s, particularly in the

DJ Mustard.[6] DJ Mustard also has the production credit of some of the other more recent dirty rap songs, including a single called "24 Hours
" by TeeFlii.

Female artists such as

H.W.A., and Megan Thee Stallion
are prominent dirty rappers in the once male-dominated genre.

Cupcakke rose to fame in late 2015 with her single, "Deepthroat". The dirty music video amassed millions of views on YouTube as well as millions more through other video sharing sites such as WorldStarHipHop and Facebook.

Many

electro funk or electroclash and dance-influenced version of dirty rap in the mid-to-late 2000s, dubbed electro-smut by Spin Magazine.[7]
These rappers are heavily influenced by the Baltimore club and ghettotech scenes.

Megan Thee Stallion and Cardi B's 2020 dirty rap song "WAP" features heavy influence from two genres that have notably contributed to and influenced the "dirty rap" subgenre; the song features both a heavy bass sound reminiscent of Miami bass as well as a prominent sample from a Baltimore club song, specifically from the Baltimore club artist Frank Ski's 1993 single "Whores in This House".

Memphis rapper Moneybagg Yo has also been known to use dirty rap lyrics in many of his songs, many of which are deemed very explicit.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Dirty South Music Genre Overview | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
  2. ^ "Too Short facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about Too Short". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
  3. ^ a b c d "Sex Style". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  4. ^ "Crazy Rap (Colt 45 & 2 Zig Zags) (Edited) – Afroman". play.google.com. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
  5. ^ "Top 10 Dirtiest Rappers". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Do It To Ya (feat. TeeFLii) – YG – Google Play Music". Play.google.com. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
  7. ^ Ryan, Chris (Jul 2007). As Nasty As They Wanna Be. SPIN. Retrieved 14 July 2015.

Bibliography

  • Chang, Jeff. Can't Stop, Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation, Picador USA, 2006,
    ISBN 978-0-312-42579-1
    .

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