Artist vs. Industry GO! (Define Real Hip-Hop)

The lyrics, artist, and beats to me is what defines real hip hop. Lyrics play an essential role in defining hip-hop. The lyrics are what gives the song a heart without the lyrics the listener has nothing to relate to. In order for the audience to relate to the lyrics the lyrics must have substance. The listener has to be able to listen to the words yet be able to feel the beat. The listener should be able to listen to the words and zone out to his/her own life experiences mirroring what the rapper is conveying in the song. That way the listener get the full effect of the message, story or experience of the song and they can enjoy it.

"I think real hip-hop is just a matter of expression. I think it's just about basically what you feel and how you feel about music, how you feel about the streets, and how feel about life and reality as a point of being able to say what you want to say and being free about it. You know not holding back just letting it come from the heart." To me this is true because it's basically an opinion and everyone has one although they are not the same.

Hip-hop is well known for it's beats usually the beat is the first part a listener hears when the song starts. It is the soul of the song, rather it's a hard beat suggesting that it's a party song or a slow beat that would remind you of a good time. The lyrics, artist, and beats express what listeners are feeling or wished they could say but don't have the platform or voice to say it.Thus those three factors in my opinion define real hip-hop.