Popular HipHop (culture, tradition, lifestyle, music, dance,.....)

In order to discuss the popularity of Hip-Hop, one must first define Hip-Hop. Hip-Hop is not just about rap music; it is about an attitude. It is the culture from which rap emerged. It is a lifestyle with its own language, style of dress, music, and mindset that is continually evolving. According to the AmericanHeritage Dictionary (2000), Hip-Hop is a popular urban youth culture, closely associated with rap musicand with the style and fashions of African-American inner-city youths. Anyone who has not seen, heard, or felt the impact of Hip-Hop on today’s culture, must be walking around with blinders and earplugs. Hip-Hop is popular today because of it’s universal appeal worldwide, because of it’s ability to be highly imitative, and last but not least, because it is literally everywhere. It was first introduced by the Africans. Now i is present among us in the form of culture, tradition, lifestyle, music, dance,..............