Hip-Hop... Culture?
 

so this is something that always kind of conflicts in my mind... i consider hip-hop to be a "culture"... but, for most cultures you become a part of the culture through birth and the word "culture" in itself implies being a native and history... but, i was obviously not born into hip-hop if you met my parents, but i consider myself to somewhat represent hip-hop culture today... any thoughts?

ur kidding right?


You think you have to be "born" into a culture to become part of it?

That's definitely not true in most cases.


There is a culture of the affluent. Some people were born into it while others became rich.



Personally, I look at hip hop as an art form, nothing as deep as what some make it out to be. It is a culture though because you can engross yourself in the style of it. It makes sense when you compare it to country and rock music. Can you imagine Toby Keith dressing like Eminem, or Bono acting like 50 cent?

I like rap, not hip hop.

right, but i was thinking of hip-hop compared to say, "Indian culture"... nah mean?

Lol @ this thread...

this is a different topic

yes this is a diffrent topic, your is about the hip hop culture, mines about hip hop culture. i can see the huge diffrence.

so is every thread in the Hip-Hop Lounge, but theyre different.

i'm asking whether you think you have to be born into hip-hop culture or not n shit like that, not what hip-hop culture is...

ok, well No you dont have to born into it.

argh, okay, whatever... i guess the majority of the people on RV arent capable of a discussion anymore...

Hip hop is as much an artform as a culture..

The culture side is related to the bohemian way of life people that create hip hop lead.. If you dont understand this already.. Your obviously still going by norms and steriotypes and therefore your not actually living hip hop as a lifestyle.........

I think if your at a age past 15 and still dont have a understanding about hip hop, then your not hip hop but mearly a trend follower, doing saying and trna do whats cool, rather than being hip hop and starting your own path,your own direction with the culture.

always passing judgement...

Well it must have some truth in it if you believe that my comment directly effects you enough to respond in that mannor.

First off we gotta define culture. Your definition although seemingly valid, probably doesnt cover the whole scope of the word.

Aight think of it this way...

If an american person went to japan to live for some reason... He would be immersed in a different "culture." Theres different ettiquettes, different things are acceptable, you talk to people in a different way, you're never rude. People sit on the floor to eat, sleep on mats, wear different clothes. None of the popular american phrases like "cool," "ill," "word"... would be the same, and there would be a whole host of japanese lingo you dont know. That person would experience culture shock... But eventually he would begin to know the customs and learn how thigns work there.. then he would be part of the culture. The same thing happened to me when I moved to australia, although not on as large a scale.

So yeah you can become part of a culture in that sense... Anyone could be part of the hip hop culture. If you rap, you're part of the culture... Just like if I was to slap some lamb on a barbecue and say g'day mate to everyone I would be part of the australian culture... even though im american.

you're OMB? :shocked: