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What is Hip Hop?

Hip Hop is a genre, a movement, a culture, a lifestyle

Hip Hop starts conversation. It goes there- to that place people are afraid to face or talk about.

It's expressive and acts as an outlet or escape for so many people

Hip Hop has created a universal sound that has changed music, art, fashion, & politics 

Hip Hop has grown to be the most influential music genre amongst music fans

Compared to when it originally started, Hip Hop has ultimately changed is course of action, but still keeps in mind what is was created for

"Hip Hop is the voice of this generation"

                                                             - DJ Kool Herc

The Culture... Explained

The Evolution of Hip Hop Explored

Hip Hop has the richest culture known to man. Learn about it's origins and how it's become what it is today through the eyes of Hip Hop Legends and Enthusiasts

The Evolution of Hip Hop (1979 - 2017) by Hip Hop Universe

Evolution Of Rap, Best Rap Song Of Each Year

40 Years of Hip Hop by THE HOOD INTERNET

Over 150 songs from more than 100 artists representing 40 years of hip hop all crammed into 4 minutes

Hip Hop Evolution

"profiles the history of hip-hop music through interviews with many of the genre's leading cultural figures"

Hip Hop (Beyond Beats & Rhymes) by Byron Hurt

Kurtis Blow on The Birth of Hip-Hop, Evolution from the DJ to the MC

"Legendary pioneer rapper Kurtis Blow speaks with VladTV about witnessing the start of hip-hop in New York and his hip hop experience"

Hip Hop is Documentary (2015) by Caleb Davis

"a much anticipated documentary focusing on the positive and negatives within Hip Hop"

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