Definition of Hip Hop
I found this video on one the hip hop sites that I visit daily and it brought up an idea that I think about to myself from time to time. What is hip hop? For someone like myself to state that some of the things that we are exposed to be consider NOT be hip hop there must be some kind of definition of what it is. As you will see in the video the many artists and individuals in the video have trouble providing a definition. I understand that hip hop is very complex and a broad encompassing culture but that's why I think the definition is easy to state but hard to comprehend. Hip hop - n. (proper) the "creative" self-expression of an individual and/or group of people that include some form or combination of the four main "elements" of hip hop culture: MCing (rapping), DJing, urban inspired art/tagging (graffiti), and b-boying (or breakdancing). Our culture has evolved overtime but if it remains honest and "creative" thats "hip hop" to me.... What do you think? Leave a comment....
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posted by Zay at
1:39 PM
3 Comments:
"dont hip and hop sound like 2 fun ass words" lmao
i would say its a culture but i totally agree with rhymefest when he says defining it is like defining a race which you cant do because stereotypes would become a problem.
thats exactly right, hip hop cant be defined because it would cause stereotypes as well as exclude a lot of creativity if we go around saying whats hip hop and whats not
but i will say hip hop is like a constitution that has amendments with time
rhymefest has a point but i dont really agree.. if you can't say what is hip hop... there how is a such thing as "hip hop"? if you can say "this" is it.. then is hip hop rock music or country? it can be but thats why i think that my definition holds true... the "creative" self-expression of an individual and/or group of people that include some form or combination of the four main "elements" of hip hop culture: MCing (rapping), DJing, urban inspired art/tagging (graffiti), and b-boying (or breakdancing) that can be so many things and thats why hip hop is amazing and we all love it
"If what's out now is called Hip Hop...Man that ain't Hip Hop."
haha. Excellent ass post. I truly agree with that fact that Hip Hop is something that cannot be defined, being that it can be interpreted in several different ways...depending on the individual. But, then again if you think about it, Hip Hop does have a definition: It's whatever YOU view it as being.
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