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