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Chap hop
Chap hop is a fusion genre of music originating from England that mixes the hip-hop genre with elements from the Chappist or steampunk subcultures and stereotypical English obsessions such as
History#
Two leading exponents of the genre are Professor Elemental and Mr.B The Gentleman Rhymer, who belong to the steampunk and Chappist factions of chap hop respectively. Other notable artists are Poplock Holmes & DJ WattsOn, and Sir Reginald Pikedevant, Esquire. In March 2013, UK Education Secretary Michael Gove said he was a fan of the genre. Mr. B noted the irony of this, since his music often pokes at members of the establishment, commenting: “As a non-Etonian and thus an outcast within the cabinet, this is perhaps a little snook cocked at his colleagues.”
External links#
- Steampunks gather for Great Exhibition
- Chap-Hop Rivalry reaches New Heights
- Genre family
- 21st-century music genres, English styles of music, Hip-hop genres, Steampunk music