(from angl . rap - sharply to talk to cry out), genre of pop-music, rhythmic recitative of the rhymed text on an ostroaktual'nuyu theme.
Arose up on the basis of negro folk-lore.

Jamaican DJ Kool Herc moves to New York at the end of 1960th and brings with itself Jamaican tradition of "lighting".
Which contained a story from the rhymes invented in motion, executable under minusovku reggey.

He utillized ternteybly (vinilovye options) for taking of two tracks, to create a new sound.
Usually he talked from the stage such things as: "Throw your hands in the air. And wave'em like ua just don't care!", this manner of appearance farther
more was known under the name "rapping".
Then rep yet was not known as "rep", he was named "MCing".

Later Herc sends the attention to dj, and passes the relay race of MCing'a to two to the friends, now Coke La Rock and Clark Kent communicate with mikro.