Quote Originally Posted by Dirty Octopus™
Hip Hop IS a way of life.
from the music to the dance to the art.

IMO "Hip Hop" is a period.
like the Baroque Period or Renaissance Period or Classical Period
everything done during those times related to the name of the period.
the Renaissance Period had its particular music AND art.

Hip Hop has its music and art.

people tend to think as African Americans we only have 2 types of music or 3 as stated but like Caucasians our artists fall into many different catagories

The Roots & Nas id put in the "Hip Hop" music category
Soldier Boy & Comp. id put in the "Pop" or "Crunk" category


50 Cent I suppose you can put in the "Gangsta Rap" and "Pop" category depending on what he's talking about
I lol'd at the caucasian remark. But I agree, hip-hop is something the artists live for and use their opinions on what's important to them and relevent to the real world. I don't listen to "gangta rap" because as a suburban whiteboy I don't feel it relates to me at all, and generally think most of those artists are kinda dumb. However I haven't lived through what they have so I can't really pass judgement. I don't like Souja Boy being called "the new generation of hip-hop" because he really shares nothing with the real hip-hop artists of today or the past. When you listen to The Roots, Nas, Atmosphere, POS, Brother Ali, etc... they aren't talking about cranking a stupid dance. There's very clear definitions between rap artists(which is a general description of all styles).