Pop Rap

Pop Rap is a marriage of Hip Hop beats and raps with strong melodic hooks, which are usually featured as part of the chorus section in a standard pop-song structure. Pop Rap tends to be less aggressive and lyrically complex than most street-level Hip Hop, although during the mid- to late '90s, some artists infused the style with a more hardcore attitude in an attempt to defuse backlash over their accessibility. Also variously known as Pop-Rap, Pop Hip Hop, Hip Pop, Pop Hop, Melodic Hip Hop, and Melodic Rap.