Jazz rap

Jazz rap, also known as Jazz hip hop or Jazz hop, is a musical genre that mixes jazz and hip hop. It is also a subgenre of alternative hip hop. It arose during the late 1980s in the United States, Canada and United Kingdom. The rhythm is rooted in hip hop, layered with repeated phrases from jazz instruments such as trumpet, double bass, etc. Groups involved in creating jazz rap included A Tribe Called Quest, Digable Planets, De La Soul, Gang Starr, The Roots, Jungle Brothers, and Dream Warriors.

Jazz rap
Other names	Jazz hip hop Jazz hop
Stylistic origins	Hip hop Jazz
Cultural origins	Late 1980s, United States, Canada and United Kingdom
Derivative forms	Nu jazz trip hop