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Evolution of Rap Click each dot

Personal

Pepa

Protest

Party

The Message

Salt N Pepa

Tupac Shakur

Fight the Power

Official Video

Music Video

Music Video

Music Video

Tupac Shakur, also known as 2Pac, was one of the most influential rappers and actors of the 1990s, known for his powerful storytelling and raw lyricism that addressed issues like racism, poverty, and social injustice. Things enter through the eyes; the first image is what counts.

Memorable lyrics: Don't push me 'cause I'm close to the edge/ I'm tryin' not to lose my head.

Our brain is prepared to consume visual content. Some data: 90% of the information we process comes to us through sight.

We are in the era of the explosion of digital information. This causes our way of obtaining information to change; we move from traditional reading to a cognitive strategy based on navigation.

"California Love" by Tupac featuring Dr. Dre is a landmark West Coast anthem that celebrates the freedom and party vibe of California, marking Tupac's dramatic comeback after his release from prison.

The rap song "Fight the Power" by Public Enemy became a powerful anthem for political activism, addressing racism, injustice, and Black empowerment at a crucial moment in American history.

The rap song "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five introduced impactful social commentary to the genre, describing the hardships of inner-city life and systemic poverty. It shifted rap from party anthems toward addressing real social issues.

The first rap song featuring a female rapper to hit the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 was "Push It" by Salt-N-Pepa, which reached No. 1 on the Hot Dance chart and peaked at No. 19 on the Hot 100 in 1988, marking a major breakthrough for women in rap music.

Walk This Way

Tupac is shot

Continued Global Expansion

Run-D.M.C. and Aerosmith release "Walk This Way," bringing rap to mainstream rock audiences.

Tupac Shakur is fatally shot; his death marks a turning point in rap’s East Coast/West Coast rivalry.

Rap continues global expansion, with new subgenres (trap, drill) and diverse artists (Cardi B, Kendrick Lamar) shaping the sound.

DJ Kool Herc

DJ Kool Herc hosts legendary Bronx party, marking the birth of hip-hop culture and rap music.

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2000s

1988

1979

2020s

1996

1986

1973

East Coast/ West Cost

Rapper's Delight

Sugarhill Gang releases "Rapper’s Delight," the first mainstream rap hit single.

N.W.A. releases "Straight Outta Compton," pioneering gangsta rap and West Coast dominance.

Southern Rap

Rise of Southern rap (Outkast, Lil Wayne, T.I.) illuatrate rap’s commercial dominance and diversification.

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Do you need more reasons to create dynamic content? Well: 90% of the information we assimilate comes through sight, and we retain 42% more information when the content is moving. What you read: interactivity and animation can turn the most boring content into something fun. At Genially, we use AI (Awesome Interactivity) in all our designs, so you can level up with interactivity and turn your content into something that adds value and engages. Visual content is a cross-cutting, universal language, like music. We are capable of understanding images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.

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With Genially templates, you can include visual resources to engage the class from minute one. You can also highlight key content to facilitate its assimilation and even embed external content that surprises and adds more context to the topic: videos, photos, audios... Whatever you want! Did you know that Genially allows you to share your creation directly, without the need for downloads? Ready for students to visualize it on any device and learn anywhere.

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If you are going to present live, we recommend that you train your voice and practice:The best improvisation is always the one that is most rehearsed!

Show enthusiasm, flash a smile, and maintain eye contact with your audience: 'The eyes, chico. They never lie'. Leave them speechless.

Insert a great video for your presentation

And use this space to describe it. Multimedia content is essential in a presentation to leave everyone speechless. Additionally, this will help you synthesize the content and entertain your audience.

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Do you need more reasons to use dynamic content in class? Well: 90% of the information we assimilate comes to us through sight, and we retain 42% more information when the content is moving. We don't like to bore in our classes or work with flat content. It's time to bet on dynamic and interactive learning experiences that stimulate each student's thinking and creativity.

Down with boring content in your presentation: make it entertaining

You can create an outline to synthesize the content and use words that stick in your audience's mind.

If you are going to present live, we recommend that you train your voice and practice:The best improvisation is always the one that is most rehearsed!

Show enthusiasm, flash a smile, and maintain eye contact with your audience: 'The eyes, chico. They never lie'. Leave them speechless.

Insert a great video for your presentation

And use this space to describe it. Multimedia content is essential in a presentation to leave everyone speechless. Additionally, this will help you synthesize the content and entertain your audience.

Put a GREAT title here, something that captures the attention of the class

What you read: interactivity and animation can turn the most boring content into something fun. At Genially, we also create our designs to facilitate understanding and learning, so you can level up with interactivity and turn your content into something that adds value and engages. Implement Visual Thinking in the classroom with Genially: organize information and knowledge in a much easier and more visual way through images, graphs, infographics, and simple drawings. Now, that's how it's done!

Visual communication interactive step by step

  • Plan the structure of your communication.
  • Prioritize it and give visual weight to the main points.
  • Define secondary messages with interactivity.
  • Establish a flow through the content.
  • Measure the results.
Use graphics in your presentation. Data, figures, numbers… can also be displayed visually, interactively, and animated. And this has a great advantage: you will simplify the information and make it more understandable for the entire class.

Here you can put a highlighted title.

Do you need more reasons to create dynamic content? Well: 90% of the information we assimilate comes to us through sight, and we retain 42% more information when the content is moving. Step-by-step interactive visual communication:

  • Plan the structure of your communication.
  • Hierarchy and give visual weight to the main points.
  • Define secondary messages with interactivity.
  • Establish a flow through the content.
  • Measure the results.

Use images in your presentation

  • They help break the monotony
  • They illustrate what you want to convey
  • They are a support to add additional info
If you want to provide additional information or develop the content in more detail, you can do so through your oral presentation. We recommend that you train your voice and practice: the best improvisation is always the most prepared! Disciplines such as Visual Thinking facilitate taking visually rich notes through the use of images, graphics, infographics, and simple drawings. Go for it!

Down with boring and flat content in your classes: do it to motivate

  • Improve understanding of any topic.
  • Engage the whole class…
  • And keep their attention until the end.
  • Include visual elements appropriate to the topic.
  • Show data and info in a visual way.
  • Use interactivity to delve deeper into the concepts.

Here you canput a highlighted title

Do you need more reasons to create dynamic content? Well: 90% of the information we assimilate comes to us through sight, and we retain 42% more information when the content moves. Step by step interactive visual communication:

  • Plan the structure of your communication.
  • Prioritize it and give visual weight to the main points.
  • Define secondary messages with interactivity.
  • Establish a flow through the content.
  • Measure the results.

At Genially, we use AI (Awesome Interactivity) in all our designs, so you can level up with interactivity and turn your content into something that adds value and engages. Visual content is a cross-cutting, universal language, like music. We are capable of understanding images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.

Do you need more reasons to create dynamic content? Well: 90% of the information we assimilate comes to us through sight, and we retain 42% more information when the content is moving. What you read: interactivity and animation can turn the most boring content into something fun.

A headline genius

At Genially, we use AI (Awesome Interactivity) in all our designs, so you can level up with interactivity and turn your content into something that adds value and engages. Visual content is a cross-cutting, universal language, like music. We are capable of understanding images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.

Do you need more reasons to create dynamic content? Well: 90% of the information we assimilate comes to us through sight, and we retain 42% more information when the content is moving. What you read: interactivity and animation can turn the most boring content into something fun.

A headline genius

Here you can put a highlighted title

Do you need more reasons to create dynamic content? Well: 90% of the information we assimilate comes through sight, and we retain 42% more information when the content is moving. What you read: interactivity and animation can turn the most boring content into something fun. At Genially, we use AI (Awesome Interactivity) in all our designs, so you can level up with interactivity and turn your content into something that adds value and engages. Visual content is a cross-cutting, universal language, like music. We are capable of understanding images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.

Animate your contentand take it to the next level

Animation adds value to our content by helping us capture attention, organize ideas, and make our audience remember the content.

Visual accompaniment manages to convince 67% of the audience

Write a great headline

What you read: interactivity and animation can turn the most boring content into something fun. At Genially, we also create our designs to facilitate understanding and learning, so you can level up with interactivity and turn your content into something that adds value and engages. When giving a presentation, there are two objectives to pursue: convey information and avoid yawns. To achieve this, it may be a good practice to create an outline and use words and concepts that aid in the assimilation of the content.

Synthesis and organization

Narrative Beings

Visual Beings

We tell thousands and thousands of stories. ⅔ of our conversations are stories.

We are capable of understanding images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.

Digital Beings

Social Beings

We avoid being part of the content saturation in the digital world.

We need to interact with each other. We learn collaboratively.

Use images in your presentation

  • They help break the monotony
  • They illustrate what you want to convey
  • They are a support to add additional info
If you want to provide additional information or develop the content in more detail, you can do so through your oral presentation. We recommend that you train your voice and practice: the best improvisation is always the most prepared! Disciplines such as Visual Thinking facilitate taking visually rich notes through the use of images, graphics, infographics, and simple drawings. Go for it!

Synthesis and organization

Narrative Beings

Visual Beings

We tell thousands and thousands of stories. ⅔ of our conversations are stories.

We are capable of understanding images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures.

Digital Beings

Social Beings

We avoid being part of the content saturation in the digital world.

We need to interact with each other. We learn collaboratively.

Animate your contentand take it to the next level

Animation adds value to our content by helping us capture attention, organize ideas, and make our audience remember the content.

Visual accompaniment manages to convince 67% of the audience