▁destroy ▁it ▁from ▁the ▁way ▁Black ▁pain ▁is ▁convey ed . ▁Meanwhile , ▁Black ▁artists ▁such ▁as ▁Ker ry ▁James ▁Marshall ▁port ray s ▁the ▁Black ▁body ▁as ▁emp ower ment ▁and ▁Black ▁in visibility . ▁M umble ▁rap ▁origin ated ▁from ▁African ▁American ▁Vern ac ular ▁English . ▁Another ▁popular ▁African - American ▁genre ▁is ▁trap ▁music . ▁ ▁African - American ▁music ▁influenced ▁other ▁countries ▁such ▁as ▁Niger ia . ▁ ▁The ▁arts ▁ ▁Dance ▁ ▁African - American ▁dance , ▁like ▁other ▁aspects ▁of ▁African - American ▁culture , ▁finds ▁its ▁earliest ▁roots ▁in ▁the ▁d ances ▁of ▁the ▁hundreds ▁of ▁African ▁eth nic ▁groups ▁that ▁made ▁up ▁African ▁slaves ▁in ▁the ▁Amer icas ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁influ ences ▁from ▁European ▁sources ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Dance ▁in ▁the ▁African ▁tradition , ▁and ▁thus ▁in ▁the ▁tradition ▁of ▁slaves , ▁was ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁both ▁every day ▁life ▁and ▁special ▁occasions . ▁Many ▁of ▁these ▁trad itions ▁such ▁as ▁get ▁down , ▁ring ▁sh outs , ▁and ▁other ▁elements ▁of ▁African ▁body ▁language ▁surv ive ▁as ▁elements ▁of ▁modern ▁dance . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁African - American ▁dance ▁began ▁to ▁appear ▁in ▁min st rel ▁shows . ▁These ▁shows ▁often ▁presented ▁African ▁Americans ▁as ▁car ic atures ▁for ▁rid ic ule ▁to ▁large ▁aud ien ces . ▁The ▁first ▁African - American ▁dance ▁to ▁become ▁popular ▁with ▁white ▁d anc ers ▁was ▁the ▁c ake walk ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 .