The big trend today in ringtones, is the hip hop market. Young men and women, teenagers included, are now owning cell phones at a rate far exceeding that of even 2-3 years ago. Phrases such as "pimp your cell phone" and "hook it up" are becoming common place in this age group when discussing the addition of ringtones, screensavers, wallpapers, skins, etc to ones cell phone. the carriers and big players in the ringtone industry are taking notice too.

If you visit any of the popular ringtones sites such as Jamster and Dada Mobile you will see a very similar theme. They are all showcasing the latest hip hop song ringtones from the biggest pop stars that the younger segment enjoys.

"Real Tones", actual clips from top songs are the main stay of the cell phone junkies. The ringtones market is growing at a heavily accelerated pace, now being a multi-billion dollar market. For $1.00 or less you can now permanently have your favorite songs as high quality ringtones on your phone.

While hip hop and rap music ringtones are all the craze right now, you can still find different genres of music ringtones on the major providers' sites. Many of the major providers have upwards of 10,000 ringtones to choose from so the selection is vast.