Claim: SZA's music does not combine elements from different genres.
Evidence: SZA is a Neo Soul singer whose music is described as Alternative R&B , with elements of soul , hip hop , minimalist R&B , cloud rap , ethereal R&B , witch house and chillwave.
Hip hop music follows in the footsteps of earlier African-American-rooted musical genres such as blues , jazz , rag-time , funk , and disco to become one of the most practiced genres worldwide.
Neo soul is a genre of popular music.
Soul music -LRB- often referred to simply as soul -RRB- is a popular music genre that originated in the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
By 1968 , the soul music genre had begun to splinter.
Media coverage usually derided the genre 's name , its reliance on nostalgia , and the ubiquitous mention of `` the summer '' in its writings.
Coinciding with the economic turmoil of the late 2000s and early 2010s recession , chillwave was one of the first music genres to develop by being linked and defined through various outlets on the Internet rather than geographic location.
Sometimes regarded as a `` made-up '' genre , the movement 's vanguard was represented by Neon Indian , Washed Out , and Toro y Moi , who gained critical attention through what was termed the 2009 `` Summer of Chillwave ''.
Washed Out 's 2009 track `` Feel It All Around '' remains the genre 's definitive and best-known song.
Witch house -LRB- also known as drag or haunted house -RRB- is an occult-themed dark electronic music genre and visual aesthetic that emerged in the early 2010s.
Rhythm and blues , often abbreviated as R&B or RnB , is a genre of popular African-American music that originated in the 1940s.
The lyrics in this genre of music focus heavily on the themes of triumphs and failures in terms of relationships , freedom , economics , aspirations , and sex.