Electro is a fusion of electronic dance music and hip-hop. Rather than rely on disco breaks, early Southern California rappers used drum machines, synthesizers, and sequencers to create beats for their rhymes. This genre is heavily influenced by Kraftwerk and funk music in general. Afrika Bambaataa's 1982 recording "Planet Rock" was one of the first electro songs, and it remains among the genre's most popular...and definitive.

Notable Artists: Afrika Bambaataa, Newcleus, the Egyptian Lover, the World Class Wreckin' Cru, Arabian Prince