Lush One

Yes, hip-hop has been the music of the street since its formation in the 1970s Bronx, emerging from block parties as a cultural expression for underserved black and Latino youth to voice the realities of urban hardship, poverty, and violence through DJing.

This is not an argument that's worth having.

You supposed to know the origins of hip hop.

We just read you an extremely concise description.

So munchy, so munchy.

I mean, we already told you, but that summed it up way better.

No.

But that's its own thing.

Rap was a thing before it was gangster rap.

Rap existed for maybe like 20 years before like gangster rap really took over.

But like, yeah.

That's what he just said.

No, gang culture and street culture.

I'm doing a poll in the chat.

You just said nobody has ever said that.

There's not a hip-hop song in the top 40 for the first time in like 50 years.

If they say that, how is the music up?

But we all agree that the streets are kind of like deteriorating.

It's not anywhere near as important as it used to be.

I agree with you on that one.