Acid rap, or American trip hop, is a subgenre of abstract hip hop in which lyrics are cryptic, abstract, spacey, sometimes dark, and sometimes drug or science fiction-related, with eerie, trippy, spaced-out drumbeats and instrumentation. This form of "acid rap" is unrelated to the Bristol-based Trip hop, but shares some similarities. Abstract hip hop is a subgenre of alternative hip hop that differs from other hip hop music largely in the content of the lyrics. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... Trip hop (also known as the Bristol sound) is a term coined by United Kingdom dance magazine Mixmag, to describe a musical trend in the mid-1990s; trip hop is downtempo electronic music that grew out of Englands hip hop and house scenes. ...

A pioneer in "acid rap" is the alternative MC Kool Keith, especially as Dr. Octagon on the 1996 album Dr. Octagonecologyst. Del the Funkee Homosapien and his super-group Deltron 3030 are also known to make "acid rap" from time to time, while the alternative rap group The Pharcyde are credited with "acid rap" tracks in their 1992 acclaimed album Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde. DJ's and producers that commonly create acid rap beats include Dan the Automator, DJ Q-Bert, DJ Shadow, Invisibl Skratch Piklz, and occasionally Kid Koala and Mix Master Mike. Keith Matthew Thornton (born c. ... First album by underground hip-hop artist Dr. Octagon, an alias for Kool Keith. ... I Wish My Brother George Was Here (1991) Del tha Funkee Homosapien, also known as Del the Funky Homosapien and a few other phonetic approximations, is an alternative hip hop artist. ... // Deltron 3030 is a super-group of hip hop artists, composed primarily of producer Dan the Automator, rapper Del Tha Funkee Homosapien and DJ Kid Koala, though their work features many other artists as well, all taking on various futuristic pseudonyms. ... The Pharcyde is one of the most celebrated underground West Coast alternative hip hop acts. ... Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde is an alternative hip hop album by The Pharcyde, released in 1992. ... DJ or dj may stand for Disc jockey, dinner jacket The DeadJournal website, or Djibouti. ... Dan the Automator Nakamura is a Japanese American, born in San Francisco, California, a hip-hop and rap producer most known for his work in the mid to late 1990s and early 2000s. ... DJ Q-Bert Q-Bert (born 1969) is the performing name of Richard Quitevis, a Filipino-American DJ and music-writer. ... Josh Davis, a. ... Invisibl Scratch Piklz The Invisibl Skratch Piklz were a group of Filipino-American turntablists. ... Eric San (born 1974 in Vancouver, Canada), who records under the name Kid Koala, is a Montreal, Quebec based DJ and turntablist. ... DJ for the Beastie Boys and member of the Invisibl Skratch Piklz. ...

The underground rapper Esham specializes in a genre of rock-influenced rap he has dubbed "acid rap." Esham's self-proclaimed "acid rap" shares some minor similarities with the genre commonly known as "acid rap," such as eerie and dark subject manner and trippy beats. However, Esham's genre of "acid rap" also fits comfortably in the hardcore hip hop and horrorcore categories, as it often involves eerie mind-bending lyrics about sex, drugs, paranoia, murder, gore, and the occult. Esham (born Rashaam Smith on September 20, 1977) is a hardcore rapper from Detroit, Michigan. ... NaSs seminal debut, Illmatic, had a profound impact on East Coast hip hop during the mid-1990s. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... The word occult comes from the Latin occultus (clandestine, hidden, secret), referring to the knowledge of the secret or knowledge of the hidden and often popularly meaning knowledge of the supernatural, as opposed to knowledge of the visible or knowledge of the measurable, usually referred to as science. ...

Bristol acid rap is also another name for the genre of hip hop music/electronica more commonly known as Bristol Trip hop. Musical genres are categories which contain music which share a certain style or which have certain elements in common. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... Electronica is a term that covers a wide range of electronic or electronic-influenced music. ... Bristol (IPA: ) is a city, unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, 115 miles (185 km) west of London and between the cities of Bath, Gloucester and the borough of Swindon. ... Trip hop (also known as the Bristol sound) is a term coined by United Kingdom dance magazine Mixmag, to describe a musical trend in the mid-1990s; trip hop is downtempo electronic music that grew out of Englands hip hop and house scenes. ...

See also

• Abstract Hip Hop
• Acid Rock
• Acid Jazz
• Ambient Music
• Horrorcore
• Psychedelic pop
• Psychedelic rock
• Space rock
• Trip hop

Abstract hip hop is a subgenre of alternative hip hop that differs from other hip hop music largely in the content of the lyrics. ... Acid rock is a form of psychedelic music and was the first form of it to achieve popular acclaim. ... Acid jazz (sometimes groove jazz) is a musical genre that combines jazz influences with elements of soul music, funk, disco and hip hop. ... Ambient music is a loosely defined musical genre that incorporates elements of a number of different styles - including jazz, electronic music, new age, rock and roll, modern classical music, reggae, traditional, world and even noise. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Psychedelic pop is a musical style inspired by the harder, louder songs of Psychedelic rock but applied more to a pop music setting. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For space rocks, see asteroid. ... Trip hop (also known as the Bristol sound) is a term coined by United Kingdom dance magazine Mixmag, to describe a musical trend in the mid-1990s; trip hop is downtempo electronic music that grew out of Englands hip hop and house scenes. ...

External links

• Hip-hop Horrorcore. About.com.
• Esham (The Unholy). About.com.
• Halls of Illusions: The Story of Esham
• Esham at All Music Guide
• Dr. Octagon's "Blue Flowers" at YouTube