| Music cds and rap music were not heard of during that | | | | The biggest change is when the hip-hop stated using |
| period, it was all about the vinyl records and rhythm | | | | remixed tracks, this became all the rage and it crossed |
| and blues soul. Their music became universal music. If it | | | | racial divides which earned the artists recognition. Hip |
| weren't for the music and the movement known as | | | | Hop artists need to create a certain type of persona |
| hip hop, an entire generations feeling and beliefs would | | | | that establishes their masculinity to be accepted by the |
| have passed by without being heard. No matter if you | | | | communities that listen to Hip Hop. In today’s world |
| like the hip-hop form of music or not, two things are | | | | poets and Hip-Hop artists show their love stories in a |
| obvious: It sells well and caters to a violent, depraved | | | | way that allows them to maintain there respect. |
| way of life. | | | | Even though our culture is forever evolving, we cannot |
| As soon as a new artist hits the airwaves all fans | | | | forget how we got where we are. Culture and in |
| start to imitate their favorite rap artists and start to | | | | depth coverage of the hip hop you want is what they |
| dress just like them by wearing bling jewelry and | | | | offer. Hip Hop has started in the late ‘70s but |
| clothing accessories. The prolific rise of the rap industry | | | | become much more popular in the ‘80s, Hip Hop is |
| as a mainstay in our cultural landscape is undeniable. | | | | a mix of rapping and DJing which is mixing and |
| The hip hop and rap culture had been promoting this | | | | scratching albums on a turntable. |
| for decades prior and now it suddenly is main stream. | | | | Because everything in the hip hop world is out of this |
| A theory on urban fashion jewelry would be that | | | | world, it just makes sense that it has its own clothing |
| Hollywood has been embracing the urban culture more | | | | line. Since Hip Hop has become so popular many |
| and more over the years and upon rap becoming | | | | celebrities started their own clothing line to fill in the gap |
| more and more mainstream to the extent of when | | | | of the Hip Hop generation. |
| you turn on MTV you no longer have a daily hour | | | | When you think of the word hip-hop most everyone |
| segment to rap videos after the hours of rock n’ | | | | associates it with music. In fact, this term has become |
| roll or alternative music, but rather a total reversal | | | | so widely used, that the Oxford Dictionary has included |
| where you’d be hard pressed to find any rock | | | | it, along with "jiggy" and "phat". |
| videos or anything besides hip hop or rap. | | | | |