| Just what is the definition of Hip Hop? Well | | | | B.I.G., then followed by their record labels |
| according to youngster of this generation it | | | | like Pac's Deathrow Records and Biggie's Bad |
| is a music genre, a trend, a lifestyle, | | | | Boy Records, it was widely known, and in '96 |
| anything that comes to mind on today’s | | | | Hardcore Gansta' Rapper/Poet Tupac was |
| youth. When you ask old-school enthusiast | | | | assassinated, after him Biggie was also |
| they'll agree on one term, it's a | | | | killed. Because of that youth in that |
| "Culture" for them. For today's | | | | generation was cautious, wild and curious, |
| young men and women hip hop has a deep impact | | | | just to be "in" the |
| on their lives, back then when Hip Hop was | | | | "game", you have to be Gangsta', |
| still a growing phenomenon, when all you hear | | | | the whole Hip Hop as a culture definition has |
| on the radio station was rock and roll, pop, | | | | evolve rapidly that it has became a lifestyle |
| country and dancehall music, hip hop made | | | | and on recent events it was Life for most.Hip |
| noise by starting their own with the | | | | Hop has been misunderstood as of late, you |
| emergence of rap music.It was cool when | | | | see gangs going it all out, you hear rap |
| old-school hip hop beats such as, Kool G | | | | music talking about sex, drugs and all that |
| Rap's, KRS One's, Big Daddy Kane's and all of | | | | jazz, and Hip Hop's main meaning has been |
| them Old School flavor was hitting the scene, | | | | misinterpreted, it's not enough to explain |
| you see people of all races dance to it, but | | | | how it goes down, but for a real Hip Hop |
| not much whites, as Vanilla Ice did a | | | | enthusiast one must observe that, before all |
| controversy that made them vulnerable to the | | | | that beefing and conflict began Hip Hop was a |
| culture. It was a Culture before which was | | | | wholesome act, even Tupac has Poetic lyrics |
| strong and all about having fun, but in the | | | | that tackle's life in general, not just the |
| midst of it all, the infamous "Gangsta' | | | | stereotypical hip hop we knew now.All in all |
| Rap" emerge as Hip Hop's hard core side, | | | | the total misconception on hip hop have to be |
| Hip Hop was incorporated with gangs, and | | | | the misunderstanding that all of the conflict |
| lyrics which rappers like Chuck D, whom | | | | and history of the culture brought, if only |
| infamously runs Public Enemy, N.W.A. the west | | | | every people who listen or gets involve with |
| side’s hard knocks and several other | | | | hip hop has a wider conceptual analysis in |
| gangsta' rappers build hip hop's different | | | | their minds they would understand, but that |
| foundation, Rappers talks about their run-ins | | | | would be impossible. So the misconception of |
| with the Police, best delivered by N.W.A.'s | | | | it will continue, people have different |
| "F*ck the Police", and tension with | | | | views, analysis, and conception on things so |
| other gangs.All Of that builds something | | | | it will be real hard to unite one brain to |
| heavy to the succesor of Hip Hop Culture, In | | | | another. This essay is not to criticize the |
| The Mid-90's Gagsta' Rap evolve and creates | | | | culture rather to open eyes to some who seeks |
| the Eastcoast/Westcoast beef, headed by | | | | a little opinion from a little fan. |
| California's Tupac and New York's Notorious | | | | |