▁different ▁regions . ▁ ▁Other ▁aspects ▁of ▁African - American ▁or al ▁tradition ▁include ▁the ▁do z ens , ▁ ▁sign ifying , ▁tr ash ▁talk , ▁rh ym ing , ▁semantic ▁in version ▁and ▁word ▁play , ▁many ▁of ▁which ▁have ▁found ▁their ▁way ▁into ▁main stream ▁American ▁popular ▁culture ▁and ▁become ▁international ▁phen omena . ▁ ▁Sp oken - word ▁poetry ▁is ▁another ▁example ▁of ▁how ▁the ▁African - American ▁or al ▁tradition ▁has ▁influenced ▁modern ▁popular ▁culture . ▁Sp oken - word ▁artists ▁employ ▁the ▁same ▁techniques ▁as ▁African - American ▁pre ach ers ▁including ▁movement , ▁rh ythm , ▁and ▁audience ▁participation . ▁ ▁Rap ▁music ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁and ▁beyond ▁has ▁been ▁seen ▁as ▁an ▁extension ▁of ▁African ▁or al ▁culture . ▁ ▁Har lem ▁Renaissance ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁major ▁public ▁recognition ▁of ▁African - American ▁culture ▁occurred ▁during ▁the ▁Har lem ▁Renaissance ▁pione ered ▁by ▁A lain ▁Lock e . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁African - American ▁music , ▁literature , ▁and ▁art ▁gained ▁wide ▁notice . ▁Auth ors ▁such ▁as ▁Z ora ▁Ne ale ▁Hur ston ▁and ▁Nella ▁Lars en ▁and ▁po ets ▁such ▁as ▁Lang ston ▁Hugh es , ▁Claude ▁McK ay , ▁and ▁Coun te e ▁C ull en ▁wrote ▁works ▁describing ▁the ▁African - American ▁experience . ▁Jazz , ▁swing , ▁bl ues ▁and ▁other ▁musical ▁forms ▁entered ▁American ▁popular ▁music . ▁African - American ▁artists