What is hip hop exactly?

If you were to ask 10 people what is hip hop. You would get 30 different answers. Why is that? Why can't we clearly define something that has been around for over thirty years.Hip-Hop can be described by the many different artforms that stem from it: Djing, MCing, etc..,. Each artform having its own distinctive quality. But can hip-hop be defined in a language that can be universally interpreted by all cultures? I believe so. But what has to happen is that we need to care about The Hip-Hop culture enough to share it amongst others so that we can come to this global understanding.

I can't give a formal definition of Hip-Hop. But, the funny thing about that statement is the fact that it does not need a formal introduction due to the nature of the subject in question, Hip-hop. Hip-hop is revolutionary.

This is what hip-hop means to me. Hip-Hop is an American subculture and movement. It has its own fashion , language, intellect and customs. The message of hip hop is one of the unfortunate urban youth, so the whole culture maybe misinterpreted as criminal, defiant an obscene, seeing that these are elements that are found in the streets. But hip hop is more than that. It is a united stand of the urban areas saying with one voice," We are here, we are strong and we are enlightened". Now what do you think HIP HOP is?

"Holy Integrated People Having Omnipresent Power"

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