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The two leading lights of Chap-Hop, Mr. B The Gentleman Rhymer and Professor Elemental.

Like Teddy Thomas on a balcony milady
Keep living life like it's the eighteen eighties
A chap out of time but rising to the top
Music hall MC will just not stop
The tweed revolution, cultural exchange
Pay attention don't look all strange
Hail the chap give three piece a chance

Face the world with a dandy stance

—Mr. B The Gentleman Rhymer, "Just like a Chap"

Chap-Hop is a musical genre originating from England which combines rhythmic and musical elements from Rap and Hip-hop with Received Pronunciation and themes drawn 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 Good Old Ways of The Edwardian Era plays a strong part in Chap-Hop as well, although less so now than in its earlier years.

Chap-Hop dates back to Mr. B The Gentleman Rhymer's first performances in 2007, but it only really broke into the mainstream circa 2010. Curiously, it was initially a deliberate Parody^[1], but has since taken on a life of its own as other artists have embraced and extended the genre.

Oddly, there is a considerable overlap between Chap-Hop and Steampunk music, despite the differences between the two aesthetics.

Chap-Hop Performers

Mr. B The Gentleman Rhymer
Professor Elemental
Sir Reginald Pikedevant, Esquire (aka "Pikedevant") is frequently counted among Chap-Hop performers. Indeed, his premiere song, "Just Glue Some Gears on It and Call It Steampunk", is Chap-Hop and has been frequently misattributed to both Mr. B and Professor Elemental. But he is as much or more Barbershop and/or Victoriana in style, as well as pure Steampunk.
Poplock Holmes & DJ WattsOn
The Fellows
The Gaslight Troubadours
Master Dastardly
3Pac
jmob
Jarmean
Theoretics are primarily Steampunk, but are often included in listings of Chap-Hop artists on general principle.
Doctor Steel is sometimes characterized as including Chap-Hop in his style, but YMMV.

↑ The original Chap-Hop artist, Mr. B The Gentleman Rhymer, is the alter ego of rapper and parodist Jim Burke

[1] The original Chap-Hop artist, Mr. B The Gentleman Rhymer, is the alter ego of rapper and parodist Jim Burke

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-[[Chap-Hop]] is a musical genre originating from England which combines rhythmic and musical elements from [[Rap]] and [[Hip-hop]] with [[British Accents|Received Pronunciation]] and themes drawn from [[The Edwardian Era|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 well, although less so now than in its earlier years.
+[[Chap-Hop]] is a musical genre originating from England which combines rhythmic and musical elements from [[Rap]] and [[Hip-hop]] with [[British Accents|Received Pronunciation]] and themes drawn from [[The Edwardian Era|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 [[Good Old Ways]] of [[The Edwardian Era]] plays a strong part in Chap-Hop as well, although less so now than in its earlier years.
 [[Chap-Hop]] dates back to Mr. B The Gentleman Rhymer's first performances in 2007, but it only really broke into the mainstream circa 2010.  Curiously, it was initially a deliberate [[Parody]]<ref>The original Chap-Hop artist, Mr. B The Gentleman Rhymer, is the alter ego of rapper and parodist Jim Burke</ref>, but has since taken on a life of its own as other artists have embraced and extended the genre.