Boom Bap
Anchor moment: Paid in Full is released
Musical signatures
Hard-hitting drum-machine kicks ('boom') and crisp snares ('bap') typically programmed on the E-mu SP-1200 or Akai MPC60; chopped jazz, soul, and funk samples layered with turntable scratches; tempos generally 85–95 BPM; lyrically focused on lyricism, battle rhymes, and street narrative.
Pioneers
- Marley Marl
- DJ Premier
- Pete Rock
- large-professor
Associated scenes
- new-york-golden-age
Moments in this sub-genre 1
Notes
Term popularized by KRS-One's 'Outta Here' (1993) and used retroactively; the sound itself crystallized with Marley Marl's late-1980s Juice Crew productions and was canonized by DJ Premier, Pete Rock, and Large Professor.
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