Chap-Hop

Chap-Hop is a musical genre originating from England which combines rhythmic and musical styles from rap and hip-hop with Received Pronunciation and elements from Edwardian England and the Steampunk subculture. Subject matters include stereotypically British obsessions such as high society, tea, cricket, drinking sherry, pipe smoking and men's fashion. Nostalgia for the The Edwardian Era plays a strong part in Chap-Hop as it was originally performed. Chap-Hop dates back to Mr. B The Gentleman Rhymer's first performances in 2007, but only really broke into the mainstream circa 2010. Curiously, it was initially born as deliberate Parody, but has since taken on a life of its own.

There is a considerable overlap between Chap-Hop and Steampunk music, oddly, despite the disparity between the two aesthetics.


 * Mr. B The Gentleman Rhymer
 * Professor Elemental
 * Sir Reginald Pikedevant, Esq. is frequently counted among Chap-Hop performers (and indeed, his premiere song, "Just Glue Some Gears on It and Call It Steampunk" has been frequently misattributed to both Mr. B and Professor Elemental), but he is more correctly categorized as Barbershop and/or Victoriana, as well as pure Steampunk.
 * Poplock Holmes & DJ WattsOn