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[edit] Infobox Music genre

[edit] Example

Hip hop music (Rap)
Stylistic origins	Jamaican Dancehall toasting alongside the rhythms of R&B, disco and funk
Cultural origins	late 1960s/early 1970s: Kingston, Jamaica - early 1970s South Bronx, New York City
Typical instruments	Turntable, rapping, drum machine, Sampler, synthesizer, human beatboxing
Mainstream popularity	Since late 1980s in the United States, worldwide beginning in early 1990s, among best-selling genres of music by early 2000s.
Derivative forms	Trip hop, Grime
Subgenres
Abstract - Alternative - Chopped and screwed - Christian - Crunk - Gangsta - G-funk - Hardcore - Horrorcore - Hyphy - Instrumental - Jazz rap - Latin rap - Mobb - Nerdcore - Old school - Pop rap - Snap
Fusion genres
Country rap - Electro hop - Freestyle - Hip house - Hip life - Ghettotech - Hip-hop soul - Miami bass - Neo soul - New jack swing - Ragga - Rapcore - Reggaeton - Urban Pasifika
Regional scenes
African - American: (East - West - South - Midwest) - French - Japanese - Others...
Other topics
Beatboxing - Breakdancing - Collaborations - DJing (Turntablism) - Hip hop culture - Fashion - Feuds - Graffiti - History - List of rappers - Rapping - Roots - Slang - Timeline

The genre infobox (the table to the right, also known as the Infobox Music genre) should go at the top of the page.

[edit] Code

They should be created by using the parameterized template Template:Infobox Music genre, the following syntax demonstrates how the table to the right is generated (some lengthy parameters elided below for clarity):

 {{Infobox Music genre |color=darkblue |bgcolor=white |name=[[Hip hop music|Hip hop music (Rap)]] |stylistic_origins=Jamaican [[Dancehall]] [[toasting]] alongside the rhythms of [[R&B]], [[disco]] and [[funk]] |cultural_origins=late [[1960s]]/early [[1970s]]: [[Kingston, Jamaica]] - early 1970s South [[Bronx]], [[New York City]] |instruments=[[Turntablism|Turntable]], [[rapping]], [[drum machine]], [[sampler (musical instrument)|Sampler]], [[synthesizer]], [[beatboxing|human beatboxing]]  |popularity=Since late [[1980s]] in the United States, worldwide beginning in early [[1990s]], among best-selling genres of music by early [[2000s]]. |derivatives=[[Trip hop]], [[Grime]] |subgenrelist=list of genres of hip hop |subgenres=[[Abstract hip hop|Abstract]] - [[Alternative hip hop|Alternative]] - [[Chopped and screwed]] - [[Christian hip hop|Christian]] - [[Crunk]]  - [[Gangsta rap|Gangsta]] - [[G-funk]] - [[Hardcore hip hop|Hardcore]] - [[Horrorcore]] - [[Hyphy]] - [[Instrumental hip hop|Instrumental]] - [[Jazz rap]] - [[Latin rap]] - [[Mobb Music|Mobb]] - [[Nerdcore hip hop|Nerdcore]] - [[Old school hip hop|Old school]] - [[Pop rap]] - [[Snap music|Snap]] |fusiongenres=[[Country rap]] - [[Electro hop]] - [[Freestyle music|Freestyle]] - [[Hip house]] - [[Hip life]] - [[Ghettotech]] - [[Hip-hop soul]] - [[Miami bass]] - [[Neo soul]] - [[New jack swing]] - [[Ragga]] - [[Rapcore]] - [[Reggaeton]] - [[Urban Pasifika]] |regional_scenes= [[African hip hop|African]] - [[American hip hop|American]]: ([[East coast rap|East]] - [[West coast rap|West]] - [[Southern rap|South]] - [[Midwest rap|Midwest]]) - [[French hip hop|French]] - [[Japanese hip hop|Japanese]] - [[:Category:Hip_hop_by_nationality|Others...]] |other_topics=[[Beatboxing]] - [[Breakdancing]] - [[Hip hop collaborations|Collaborations]] - [[Disc jockey|DJ]]ing ([[Turntablism]]) - [[Hip hop culture]] - [[Hip hop fashion|Fashion]] - [[Hip hop rivalries|Feuds]] - [[Graffiti]] - [[History of hip hop music|History]] - [[List of rappers]] - [[Rapping]] - [[Roots of hip hop music|Roots]] - [[Hip hop slang|Slang]] - [[Timeline of hip hop|Timeline]] }}   

See Template:Infobox Music genre/blank for a blank template to copy.