Low bap is a subgenre of the
Greek hip hop music scene that emerged in the mid-1990s as the sound of the prominent Greek hip hop group
Active Member. It is characterized by slower
tempo and
rapping
Rapping (also rhyming, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular". It is performed or chanted, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. The ...
than usual, often combined with lyrics with sociopolitical content.
The words "low bap" is derived from the
boom bap hip hop subgenre from the East Coast of the United States. The low bap movement has been expanded, so that today it includes bookstores, youth centers, and specialized magazines. Cinematic attempts, concerts, and festivals have also taken place in an effort to broaden the scope of the movement, and introduce new bands to the genre's range of followers.
Low bap has its beginnings in
Perama
Perama ( el, Πέραμα) is a suburb of Piraeus. It is part of Athens urban area and belogs to the Piraeus regional unit. It lies on the southwest edge of the Aegaleo mountains, on the Saronic Gulf coast. It is 8 km northwest of Piraeus, ...
, an industrial suburb of
Piraeus in
Athens Urban Area.
Origin
In June 1992, during a live performance of
Public Enemy in
Nikaia,
B. D. Foxmoor and MCD met each other and created one of the first Greek
hip hop groups, Active Member. In 1995, hip hop music was not well known in Greece. Active Member attracted big discographic companies and signed up with the consortium Warner (
Warner Music Group). A few months later, the third album of Active Member was produced, under the name ''To Megalo Kolpo'' (The Great Wangle), and became widely known. On that album, Active Member decided to rename hip hop as they had taken it in, thus naming it "low bap."
References
External links
Low bap main site
{{Subgenres and fusion genres of hip hop music
Greek music
Hip hop genres
Greek hip hop