Chap hop
Encyclopedia
Chap hop is a variety of music originating from England that mixes the hip hop
genre with elements from the steampunk
subculture and stereotypical English obsessions such as cricket, tea and the weather. Two leading exponents of the genre are Professor Elemental
and Mr. B The Gentleman Rhymer
.
Hip hop
Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
genre with elements from the steampunk
Steampunk
Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction, fantasy, alternate history, and speculative fiction that came into prominence during the 1980s and early 1990s. Steampunk involves a setting where steam power is still widely used—usually Victorian era Britain or "Wild West"-era United...
subculture and stereotypical English obsessions such as cricket, tea and the weather. Two leading exponents of the genre are Professor Elemental
Professor Elemental
Paul Alborough better known by his stage name Professor Elemental is a steampunk and chap hop musical artist. After being approached to do a concept album of hip-hop as it would sound in different time periods, Paul Alborough created the character of Professor Elemental. While the album never...
and Mr. B The Gentleman Rhymer
Mr. B The Gentleman Rhymer
Mr. B The Gentleman Rhymer is a parodist who performs "chap hop" — hip-hop delivered in a Received Pronunciation accent. Mr. B raps, or "rhymes", about high society, pipe smoking and cricket while playing the banjolele. The character is described as having grown up in Cheam and attending Sutton...
.