Crunk (also, rap, southern rap) is a musical form, either a genre of music itself or a subgenre of hip hop music, that originated from southern hip hop, electro and dancehall in the 1990s. Crunk was created in Memphis, Tennessee, but the most of its development happened in Atlanta, Georgia. It became one of the most popular styles of music in the mid and late 2000s and enjoys huge mainstream success in the United States and Great Britain.
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Crunk (also, rap, southern rap) is a musical form, either a genre of music itself or a subgenre of hip hop music, that originated from southern hip hop, electro and dancehall in the 1990s. Crunk was created in Memphis, Tennessee, but the most of its development happened in Atlanta, Georgia. It became one of the most popular styles of music in the mid and late 2000s and enjoys huge mainstream success in the United States and Great Britain.
Typical crunk track is based around dancehall or funky rhythm made on a drum machine, easy synthethised melody and mostly shouting or murmling vocals. Lil Jon, the principal architect of crunk music, compared it to rock music, due to effect it causes on concerts; he also dubbed it "black punk rock".
Before its new use, the word crunk meant a hoarse, harsh cry. The first known use of the word "crunk" was in 1972 by Dr. Seuss in his book Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now!. Webster's Dictionary defines "crunk" as a "word of fluctuating meaning...
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