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{SPEAKER name="Speaker 1"}
Now that is also an example of another form of rap called Harmony Rap. MC Caesar, could you explain what Harmony Rap is?

[00:26:25]
{SPEAKER name="Speaker 2"}
Well Harmony Rap is uhm, it's like the vocal to a, it could be like any kind of vocal to a record, or it could be, it could be melodies that we made up.

[00:26:40]
And, we make up melodies and put it to the beat and add it along to our raps. And that's how we make the harmonies.
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[00:26:56]
{SPEAKER name="Speaker 1"}
Okay, what, in speaking about the message raps and the content, the parallel form, the complementary form I should say to the message rap, is the rap called the Hip Hop rap.

[00:27:11]
Robbie B[[??]] what is exactly a Hip Hop rap?

[00:27:13]
{SPEAKER name="Speaker 2"}
You know like, if you want to get the party moving, you know like Little Richie {Little Richard] back in the, back in old days when they like

[00:27:21]
Bop botilo bop di bi bam bo, bop botilo bop di bi bam bo

[00:27:27]
You know so they changed around a bit like to the HipHop hibibi hibitiby hip hip bop bop snap crackle pop [[?]] the beat don't stop gee thanks a lot or like that.

[00:27:37]
Check a check it out. Check who get the most respect you go a dig it, dig it, dig it, dig it, dig it, dig it, dig it, dig it, dig it, dig it, dig it then don't stop c'mon let's rock to the [[?]] shot.

[00:27:51]
Let's have a hand for Robbie B. [Robert Bolling] there. [[clapping]]

[00:27:54]
So the difference in terms of the content of the raps should be real clear. The message rap is just that: a rap intended to relay a message. Especially a message about social conditions to the dancing audience. A Hip Hop rap is relaying a very different sort of message. The message is get on your feet, get dancing, let's get this party rocking.

[00:28:15]
Right.