High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! On the whole, the 2000s (decade) saw contemporary R&B, hip hop and urban music building incrementally on where they were in the 1990s. Hip hop and R&B continue to be popular, at times blending with pop music, especially towards the end of the decade. Some mini genres did emerge in the decade, such as emo rock and pop, a more "melodramatic" fusion between Gothic rock and pop punk music, as well as electronic subgenres such as dubstep, grime and bassline. Also the 2000s (decade) saw various `phases` for genres which had a brief period of heightened popularity; this included electroclash (early part of the decade), crunk, screamo, dubstep, chill out (early part of decade) and snap (latter half of decade). The internet allowed unprecedented access to music and allowed artists to distribute music freely without label backing. Innumerable online outlets and sheer volume of music has resulted in a culture of many niches and no center. It also offers musicians a plethora of musical influences to draw from.