What does hip hop mean to you?

Question

my life is all about music and hip hop has affected me in more ways than i could ever express. to me, hip hop is an art form. its like poetry by way of music and thats what i love about it. artists like tupac, rakim, nas, and many others are lyrical geniuses and are icons in the hip hop world.

so i just want to know what you guys think about hip hop music and what it means to you...

WOW. its amazing how little some people know about hip hop music around here. look for those who dont understand... rap is only a type of music that evolved from hip hop. im not talking about those artists these days who talk about stupid stuff like b*tches and hos and money and cars! im talking about the music that actually has something to say about REAL life and the world. for example popular artists like nas who can rap about poverty in the world and write a whole song dedicated to people who have affected society. THAT kind of music is what i am referring to!

Answer 1

I like hip hop. Most hip hop isn't cursing. Some singers like Mary J. Blige don't curse a lot. You act like you have never ever said a curse word in your life. I don't care if you insult me. I am unique and like hip hop and I am fine just the way I am.

Answer 2

Hip Hop is being True, Hip Hop is Letting your Freedom of Speech be expressed without the comas interupting. Hip Hop is about giving out a message to those that could relate to you. Anybody saying that Hip Hop is too Violent and causes the crime rates to increase are cats that neva been or lived in the Ghetto or even experienced any kind of rough time in their lives. I'm a Rapper myself and when I write lyrics I do it for myself, to release stress out of my chest that prolly most of u suckas from the suburbs can't relate too cuz u have mommie and daddy to support u in every step u take. I've seen violence I've seen many things that are not normal for ordinary people but that does not mean that just cause I talk about killing someone is not to have the next man to do the same, its 2 show the next man or woman to follow my step and write a rap or a poem to release that energy and hate against the person thats causing u that stress. HIP HOP is Love and Pain....The two Cats People shoud listen 3 to get a little insight in what I'm talking about is 2pac.Tech N9ne and Nas

Answer 3

I think that RAP is somethink you blast through the speakers at a party and HIP HOP is something you can just chill to and listen to the words. if you want to truly expess your feelings then you do it through the only way many people will hear you, through hip hop. in my opion i grew up and still live in a poor neiborhood where whenever u look out your windows you see shootings, drug deals, fights, and stuff most americans don't understand. when u listen to a hip hop song like 2pacs "changes" you understand exactly what he is talking about. hip hop is more than lyrics, its a way of life.

Answer 4

I feel Hip Hop is a way of life. I know that might sound cliche but it really is. So many people have forgotten the true definition of Hip Hop. For example...there is 4 elements that make Hip Hop what it is. break dancing, MC'ing, Graffiti, and DJing. Rappers who call themselves Hip Hop are not Hip Hop. Like my man, NM says "You can't say your the best baseball player ever. You might be the best Pitcher but you ain't the best baseball playa!"

Answer 5

to bob hip hops just being original, everything about the culture revolves around originality

if you bite somebodys tag or style, you aint a real writer

if you bite somebodys line, you aint a real emcee

if you bite somebodys moves ands style, you aint a real b boy

everything everybody makes is original, they made hip hop at a time where everybody was dressing the same, talking the same and doing the same ****. The music was all the same, teh dancing was the same, the art was your same old picasso bullshit, was bout time somebody came in and showed that generation what being original and yourself looked like.
Only question is, whos gonna show our generation what being original looks like, kinda lost it a long the way from glorifying gang violence, drugs and biting other peoples ****.

thank god for

Super kool 223
Krs-One
Run-DMC
Kool Herc
Sugar Hill
Boogaloo Sam
Haze
Taki 183
The Juice Crew
The Rock Steady Crew

and all the other pioneers who pioneered this ****, too bad all the god damn kids for example Dunn spitting on the face of hip hop.

Answer 6

To me, hip hop music usually has amazing beats that make me wanna get up and dance. When I think of hip hop I think of rap or r&b-like songs. Artists I consider to be part of the hip hop genre include, but are no limited to, Usher, The Black Eyed Peas, Dr. Dre, Missy Elliott, etc. I hope that helps.

God Bless!

Answer 7

A music sort which touches upon different barriers the two in terms of instrumentals and lyrics. Hip Hop unlike rock is fairly stronger in its lyrics yet via fact i'm a suburban White individual (born and raised in Missouri my complete life) I actual tend to choose rock. My acquaintances frequently hear to the Soulja Boys and the T.Is yet I frequently choose for some Mos Def and Nas whilst i'm in the temper for rap. Hip Hop is extra so of a custom to me than music. in accordance to what I actual have stated, returned, I actual have on no account been to a hip hop stay overall performance and that i on no account plan on going to a minimum of one yet in accordance to what I hear on television, it appears that evidently to be extra so of a custom.

Answer 8

hip hop is all about the lyrics and the message. It tells about the real stuff happening in the world and in peoples lives. immortal technique and binary star are at the top of my list for hip hop artists

Answer 9

rap is my mentality filled with alot of tragedy,
go crazy if i cant have it B, im infected like cavities,
when the blacks can make a masterpeice
instead of pulling out they peice
its feeling like im hustling gettin money really quick
hear alot saying they the truth but da boi aint feeling it
i been out here in the booth trynna cop me a coop
person that wrote this flow is who myspace.com/young_truth
i been that fire i cant deny aint nobody to even tie
no i want take a break until all the fakes retire
or even die thats same reason that i keep the fire
the only way for me to go is if i commit suicide
that want happen cuz im still here no i want disappear
we running trains on hip hop from the front and the rear
yes my vision really clear they know what i got in store
and yahoo can steal this rap cuz i got plenty more
im just showing that im real i aint trynna talk it out
if u aint talking money do like unk and walk it out
so much money over here thats all that i see
made music my girlfriend and ya know she gone take the D (d*ck)

myspace.com/young_Truth

watch out for the young joc dunks remix...BLACK COLLAR ENT....we in here.....

Answer 10

I understand how you feel and everything but I don't agree. I don't think there are enough rappers like Tupac,rakim,Nas, etc anymore. Hip Hop has become so commercialized and superficial now. Everything seems to be about more money,rims,grills,sex and hoes. It can be so disrespectful to women and that just doesn't fly with me anymore. That's just how I feel.