First post killed anything else left to say, but i'de add one thing:

Hip Hop is a mind state expressed and elevated by the peers you share it with. It's a place to go when you're feeling creative.

hip hop too me is like life..i mean its the way u live.....not giving a shit whta people think about it either..and i dont belive that u have to be hood raised or any of that shit....its how u feel and the shit u've gone through......like living in shitty places

We all look at hip hop n different ways. So its really a stupid question. The real question is. What is hip hop to you?

^^thats what the question is..i fi didnt want to know everyones personal view on things i would of had the thread closed when i made it.

Hip-Hop is a culture, just like any other culture. Its like the ancient aztecs or something. They had their own clothes, music, dances, ways of speaking, outlooks on life and all that shit, so does hip-hop.

Hip Hop Is A Way Of Life. A Way All Of Us Can Express Are Selfs.its A Culture Like No Other And Has Been Passed Down From Geneeration To Generation. It Is Also A Culture That Not One Race Sex Or Reliogion Participates In , It Is Universal ....a Shared Interest Between Us And Others. Hip Hip Is Not Only A Way Of Life....it Is Our Life.

I AM HIP HOP - HIPHOP IS LIVING In YOUR RHYTHM OF LIFE

I agree wit Ysdat
Hip hop is a lifestyle, a mindframe, an artform
It is much deeper than just rap and it continues to evolve into somethin great

rap became hip hop after some time.

You stupid douchebag. hip hop and rap aren't even related. hip-hop is an expresion of one's self. rap is merly a glorification of money and women and materialistic bullshit.

rap: sux
hip-hop: artform

rap: cam'ron, mike jones, all of cash money...etc.
hip hop: talib qwali, mos def, Mf doom...etc

Aye that is Tru Rap and Hip hop aint shit alike

rap is a branch off the hip hop legacy.

foo

hip hop is life.....

rap is wat i do

Yeah exactly. Just like rock music became skating after some time...

(get of the drugs fool)

yea i hate that rock shit lol^

i put hiphop and rap together so there 1!