Best Dance Music of 2016: Hip Hop

A look at the best hip hop tracks of 2016. These are the songs that got us moving on the dance floor.

Best Dance Music of 2016: Hip Hop

The best hip hop dance music of 2016 will make you want to get up and move. This year’s hip hop hits are sure to get you out on the dance floor. From Drake to Chance the Rapper, we’ve got the best of the best for you to enjoy.

Defining Hip Hop Dance Music

Hip hop is a style of dance that emerged from African American and Latino communities in the 1970s. It is characterized by modest beginnings, improvisation, and community involvement. Over time, it has become a global phenomenon, with different styles developing in different countries.

There are four main types of hip hop dance: breaking, locking, popping, and krumping. Breaking, also known as “b-boying” or “breakdancing”, is a style that emphasizes moves such as headspins and freezes. Locking is a style that focuses on quick movements and isolations of different body parts. Popping is a style characterized by quick, sharp movements that create the illusion of the body “popping” or “snapping”. Krumping is a style that is aggressive and energetic, with dancers often incorporating acrobatic moves into their routines.

Best Hip Hop Songs of 2016

In no particular order, here are Complex’s choices for the best hip-hop songs of 2016.

“Pick Up the Phone” – Young Thug ft. Travis Scott
“One Dance” – Drake ft. Wizkid & Kyla
“broccoli” – DRAM ft. Lil Yachty
“No Problem” – Chance the Rapper ft. Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz
“Panda” – Desiigner
“All the Way Up” – Fat Joe & Remy Ma ft. French Montana
“Jumpman” – Drake & Future
“I Got the Keys” – DJ Khaled ft. Jay Z & Future

Best Dance Music of 2016: Electronic

The best dance music of 2016 came from all different genres, but there was a clear winner: electronic dance music, or EDM. This genre had a breakout year, with new artists and new sounds. Let’s take a look at some of the best dance tracks of 2016.

Defining Electronic Dance Music

Electronic dance music (EDM), also known as dance music, club music, or simply dance, is a broad range of percussive electronic music genres made largely for nightclubs, raves and festivals. EDM is generally produced for playback by disc jockeys (DJs) who create seamless selections of tracks, called a mix by segueing from one recording to another. EDM producers also perform their music live in a concert or festival setting in what is sometimes called a live PA. In Europe, EDM is more commonly called ‘dance music’, or simply ‘dance’.

Historically, EDM developed from disco and techno. Techno then developed further styles such as trance, house and acid house. Other electronic dance music genres include big beat, breakbeat hardcore/oldschool rave, hardstyle, jungle and drum & bass.

DJing is considered a form of art. DJs use equipment that can play at least two sources of recorded music simultaneously and mix them together to create seamless transitions between recordings and develop unique mixes of songs. Often, this involves cueing up the next track on a CDJ or turntable while the current track is playing; therefore all DJs use headphones to hear the track they are cueing up. DJs must develop their quick mixing abilities to keep up with the beatmatching technique that they are using. Additionally, DJs use mixer to pre-listen to upcoming tracks in their headphones before playing them live on air. This allows them play the perfect transition between two tracks that they’ve mixed together live on air without using any recorded transition effects or editing the waveforms themselves in a audio editing program like Pro Tools after the fact which would defeat the purpose of mixing live on air in real time.”

Best Electronic Songs of 2016

1. “Middle” – Zedd, Bipolar Sunshine
2. “No Money” – Galantis
3. “Don’t Let Me Down” – The Chainsmokers, Daya
4. “Let Me Love You” – Justin Bieber, DJ Snake
5. “This Is What You Came For” – Calvin Harris, Rihanna
6. “Work From Home” – Fifth Harmony, Ty Dolla $ign
7. “I Took a Pill in Ibiza” – Mike Posner
8. “Never Forget You” – Zara Larsson, MNEK
9. “In the Name of Love” – Martin Garrix, Bebe Rexha
10. “Side to Side” – Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj

Best Dance Music of 2016: Pop

2016 was a great year for music, especially dance music. We saw a lot of great artists release amazing tracks that got everyone moving. In this article, we’re going to count down the best dance music of 2016. This includes both pop and hip hop tracks.

Defining Pop Dance Music

2016 was a huge year for pop dance music. We saw the return of some of our favorite artists, and the rise of some new ones. But what exactly is pop dance music?

Pop dance music is a genre that combines elements of pop music and dance music. It is usually upbeat and catchy, and often has a simple, repetitive structure. Pop dance songs are often designed to be easy to dance to, and they often have a strong beat that you can feel in your body.

Some of the biggest pop dance hits of 2016 include:

-Can’t Stop the Feeling! by Justin Timberlake
-Work from Home by Fifth Harmony ft. Ty Dolla $ign
-One Dance by Drake ft. Wizkid & Kyla
-This Is What You Came For by Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna
-Cheap Thrills by Sia ft. Sean Paul

Best Pop Songs of 2016

The year 2016 was a huge one for pop music. From up-and-coming artists making a name for themselves to seasoned Veterans returning to the top of the charts, there was no shortage of great music to dance to.

Here are our picks for the best pop songs of 2016:

1. Sorry – Justin Bieber
2. Work from Home – Fifth Harmony feat. Ty Dolla $ign
3. One Dance – Drake feat. Wizkid & Kyla
4. Cheap Thrills – Sia feat. Sean Paul
5. This Is What You Came For – Calvin Harris feat. Rihanna
6. CAN’T STOP THE FEELING! – Justin Timberlake
7. Send My Love (To Your New Lover) – Adele
8. Into You – Ariana Grande
9. Treat You Better – Shawn Mendes
10. Don’t Let Me Down – The Chainsmokers feat Daya