Spanish hip hop is hip hop music produced in Spain. Spanish hip hop is directly influenced by United States' hip hop, and the hip hop produced in Latin America, and, to a lesser extent, by other European countries, such as France and the United Kingdom. At the same time, Spanish hip hop has an international audience, in Latin America, the United States and Europe. Latin American migration to Spain has also influenced the hip hop produced in the country, spreading certain sounds, like reggaeton. The hip hop culture in Spain is often socially conscious, and has a strong presence on working-class barrios, but it is not limited to these. Hip hop in Spain is strong in cities like Madrid, Barcelona, Zaragoza, Sevilla and Málaga, but the scene is present in most of the other regional capitals. Its sound is directly inspired by the major hip hop styles on the United States, but it incorporates influences from flamenco or rumba, or Latin music in the use of loops and samples. It uses Spanish as a main language for their lyrics, but it is not unusual to hear it mixed up with fully formed English-language sentences and slang words, or English-spoken samples on their productions. Spanish hip hop also cultivates good relationships with the dancehall / reggae culture, and there is frequent collaboration between artists from both musical worlds. Spanish public radio currently features two long-lasting Hiphop radio shows: La Cuarta Parte and El Rimadero, broadcasting national and international hip hop daily and weekly. After some early examples of Spanish hip hop, by groups like The Mean Machine in the late 1970s, hip hop music spread through Spain during the first half of the 1980s, via
1979 Was the year that Spanish rap started. The mean machine were the first to bat up. The came La Familia a four-man rap group. The two groups mainly rap to disco music. But in 1981 Roski from La Familia started to rap to b boy music with the DJ chopping up the beats straight in Spanish. The first Spanish M.C. was born with soul. In 1989 Troya Dscs&Rcrs label released the first Spanish hip hop LP: Madrid Hip Hop, a compilation of four bands from the province of Madrid: DNI, Estado Crítico, Sindicato del Crimen and QSC. The record presented two cuts of each band. Later in 1989, the major labelAriola had a campaign to establish some hip hop stars, with a new compilation of Madrilene hip hop music: Rappin Madrid and introduced more soloists and groups, like MC Randy & D.J. Jonco. These attempts had limited success, but did help to establish a viable hip hop scene in Madrid. During the 1990s there was a gradual expansion, and underground hip hop reached many listeners over the decade. The most important places of Spanish hip hop, apart from Madrid. In Barcelona, are 7 Notas 7 Colores, Elements, Dilema, Kunta K, Pachecos, Christian Crisis, Chacho Brodas among others. In Valencia, Are Fill Black, Choco Bros,, Los Chikos del Maiz, Asturias and Málaga.
In Seville, Andalusia are Haze, Poetas Sureñas, SFDK, Dareysteel, Tote King, Shotta, Jesuly, Dogma Crew, Juaninacka. Seville has been a significant growth area for Spanish-language hip hop rappers in Spain in recent years. In Zaragoza are Violadores del Verso, Rapsusklei. Now, Spain has a number of high-profile artists who are introducing Spanish hip hop music to the United States like DJ Jooz, who has released mixtapes with artists like with Ace Hood, Trae, and Rasheeda. He is a member of Slipe-N-Side Records and is the most important and active hip hop DJ from Spain. There are producers like Slash Major, who introduced Trap to Spain, and who works with F.L.Y., Kirby, Waka Flocka Flame, and Roscoe Dash. Also Cookin' Soul, and Torrico, who produced one of Juelz Santana's biggest hits, "Days of our lives".
