11. R&B R&B stands for rhythm and blues, it is a African American genre of music that started in the 1940s. The genre of music was called R&B by producers that were trying to market the new genre. Over the years the meaning of R&B has changed. 1940s: Blues records 1950s:More Rock and Roll 1970s:Funk and Soul Since 1980s: Contemporary R&b Contemporary music is a combination of four genres, Funk, soul, Hip-Hop and R&b. Made famous by artists like Aaliyah, Boyz 2 men and whitney houston. Hip-Hop This genre of music came from African Americans and Latinos in New York in the 1970s. The four main sections of Hip-Hop are: djing, mcing, breakdancing and graffiti art. Since the 1970s the Hip-Hop culture has spread around the world and is a well known recognised genre. The media has a big coverage on Hip-Hop culture. A whole channel called BET has been made to play Hip-Hop music and music of that background.
