Hip-hop took birth as American street culture. Hip-hop culture emerged from 1970s block parties (large outdoor parties, thrown by owners of expensive stereo equipment) in New York City, specifically South Bronx. Pioneered by Black Americans, it includes rap music, break dancing, 'b-boy' fashion, and a defiant stance.

With the cost of the mobile phones falling drastically, more and more people have access to a mobile phone these days. Most mobile phones have common ringtones, so in a public place or a large gathering, when the ringer goes off, it can become difficult to know whose phone has gone off. But now thanks to ringtones, you can have an individual ringtone for your phone.

With the popularity of mobile phones, all age groups can be found carrying them, including he young, the old and the teenagers. Young people and teenagers have a distinct style and taste. Their fashion is distinct; their food habits are peculiar and their taste in music ranges from pop to rap. So mobile phone makers and mobile service providers have started to design mobile phones targeted at this young teenage market. One of the best ways to attract this segment of mobile phone users is ringtones of music they like, which in some cases, is rap.

Today, in the age of the telecom revolution, cell phones have become a common sight. With mobiles, come a lot of personalized services and features. One of the most popular features is downloadable and customized ringtones. Many cell phone users like to have a special ringtone not only to identify his own phone, but also to identify the caller even without looking at the number. Ringtones are very popular with high school and college aged kids, who lead the market in terms of ringtone downloads.

Real ringtones are one of the latest innovations in the ringtone market. The sound quality is as good as any MP3 recording of a song, and this is very exciting for true music fans, as they no longer have to deal with less than perfect quality ringtones. The real ringtones allow the user to have a ringtone experience that is as good as listening to an actual song played on their personal music systems. Moreover, what makes real ringtones so popular is the ability to get them free of cost. You can easily choose your favorite song and download the ringtone without any hidden costs attached. This downloaded song, which now serves as the alert whenever you receive a call, in the form of a real ringtone. The free real ringtones can be songs from any artist you like, be it rock, rap, Christian music, or even voices of comedians telling funny jokes.