Mexican hip hop

Mexican hip hop is a form of hip hop music from Mexico, performed by Mexican artists and artists of Mexican descent. The growth of hip hop as a genre has led to various adaptations of it depending on a region and language.[1] It is important to note that Mexican hip hop is different from Chicano rap, Chicano rap is, a subgenre of hip hop and tied more to Chicano and Mexican American experiences.

History

Hip hop originated from the Bronx, New York [2] and as it become a sensation it grew to other parts of the world. The hip-hop movement reached Mexico around the 1990s with the emergence of the group Control Machete[3] and it has evolved to spanning more artists like Cartel de Santa, Gera MX, El Pinche Mara, Natanael Cano, and many more.

See also

References
  1. Warner, Simon (2004). "Review of Global Noise: Rap and Hip-Hop outside the USA". Ethnomusicology Forum. 13 (1): 162–166. ISSN 1741-1912.
  2. "The South Bronx: Where Hip-Hop Was Born | WNYC | New York Public Radio, Podcasts, Live Streaming Radio, News". WNYC. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  3. B, Davalos; B, Carlos (2017-05-04). "Studies of hybridity and agency in Mexican hip-hop".


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