IMPORTANT NEWS AND EVENTS

The 2000s was a decade that began on January 1, 2000, and ended on December 31, 2009. In December 2009, the World Meteorological Organization announced that the 2000s may have been the warmest decade since records began in 1850, with four of the five warmest years since 1850 having occurred in this decade. Usage of computer-generated imagery became more widespread in films produced during the 2000s, especially with the success of 2001's Shrek.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  CURIOSITIES

-  Iraq War                                                                                                                                        -  Boxing Day Tsunami                                                                                                                      - Hurricane Katrina

MUSIC

Hip hop music achieved major mainstream status after the 1990s following the deaths of many prominent artists such as 2Pac and The Notorious B. Popular rap movements of the 2000s include Crunk, Snap, Hyphy, and Alternative Hip Hop. By the end of the decade, late 1980s/early 1990s inspired dance-oriented forms of electronic music such as synthpop, electropop, and electro house had become popular. By the end of the decade, a fusion between hip hop and electronic dance similar to the Freestyle music of the late 1980s and early 1990s, known as Hip House and Electrohop also grew successful. One such example is the usage of pitch correction software, such as auto-tune that appeared in the late 1990s.