Hip Hop Culture

When one thinks of the hip-hop culture of today what usually comes to mind is rappers, girls, money, and clubbing. Images of young African Americans with baggy clothes, a lot of jewelry, big booties, and dancing are usually what are depicted in the minds of many people. American figures such as Jay Z, Lil Wayne, T.I., and Ludacris have dominated the scene of the hip-hop culture so much that we forget that hip hop is not limited to just us Americans.
Hip hop culture is a global movement that involves all types’ people from many different walks of life as well as backgrounds. It is a subculture opened for any other culture, race, or gender to participate in freely. Yes Hip Hop was created in and largely controlled in the States, but it does exist in other countries, provinces, and cities then our own here in America. For example, the artist known as The Streets contributes to what we know as Hip Hop culture. He is a white British rapper that has gain a large fan bas and he has reached a high level of success in UK, unfortunately his success will never one of Biggie or Tupac only because of his individual culture and the one of the States are not the same.
The United States is the Mecca of hip hop and hip hop culture. An artist work usually is a reflection of their larger culture association, and a person like The Streets will not sell many records here because his culture not match the hip hop culture America. What The Streets raps about will be about what his life is like and what he faces from day to day. He will not be able to relate as well as Jay Z can to a young black male living in New York. His culture is reflected by his lyrics in all in songs, and there fore you can say his hip hop culture is the directly defined by his large culture association. Because to be an effective artist of any kind your work will have to be credible, and so his way of life (culture) is a credible source