Midwest Hip Hop and Rap

Midwest hip hop rap is a fast-paced style of rapping that contrasts with its East Coast, West Coast and Southern counterparts. Prozak, as stated in his DVD "The Hitchcock of HipHop", says that the Midwest's style often revolves around "Dark beats and lyrics". One characteristic of Midwest hip hop is that beat tempos can range from 90 to about 180, while East Coast's beat tempo is 90-120, West Coast is 100-120, and Southern rap is 80-110.