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Black Americana is a contemporary umbrella genre that centers Black artists within the traditions of Americana (roots-based U.S. music such as folk, country, blues, gospel, and soul).

Country rap (often called hick-hop) is a fusion of hip hop’s rhythmic delivery and production with the storytelling, instrumentation, and melodic sensibilities of country music. Typical arrangements pair 808s, trap-style hi-hats, and programmed drums with banjo or acoustic guitar strums, dobro…

Country is a roots-based popular music from the rural American South that blends Anglo-Celtic ballad traditions with African American blues, gospel, and string-band dance music.