Since Abraham Lincoln
decided to proclaim himself as the liberator of slaves, the paragon of
horrendous facial hair and the benchmark-setter for atrocious tuxedos
and trousers, The United States of America’s already diverse culture further
diversified. Today we see African-Americans excelling in various fields
such as sports, business and politics…well maybe not in politics but
there’s Collin Powell and I think he’s black or if not maybe Mexican or
Nordsk.

This cultural
diversification is further exemplified by the evolution in music we
have witnessed during the past century, to which I’m not gonna comment
further because my musical preference doesn’t go beyond distorted
guitar riffs and loose bass-lines. You might be asking yourself right
now what the hell a guy who has an IQ of a dinner plate doing writing
an article about Hip hop. The answer is simple: That’s because I’m
clinically obese and I could get away with doing pretty much
anything. 

Anyway, on with my
article. so I’m not going to pretend I know anything about what
I’m writing. All I know is that black people invented the wheel, basketball,
the elevator and yes…Hip hop. The term alone makes me shudder
in terrified anticipation of music more atrocious than a banshee’s wail.
But contrary to popular belief, Hip hop is more than music. It’s actually
a sub-culture which includes attitude, fashion, designer drugs, alcohol,
guns, cars, money, jewelry, hourly trips to prison, domestic violence,
gang wars, flashing signs, and basically everything that would catch the
ire of any decent, law-abiding citizen.