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The State of Hip-Hop:  Old School vs. The Present.  An In Depth Look


Written By Infinite on 12/9/01

What's the State of Hip-Hop?

Mos Def-
"What's going to happen to hip-hop.  Whatever is happening to us.  People talk about hip-hop like it's some giant on the hillside coming down to visit the people.  Hip-hop is the people."  The aformentioned quote by hip-hop revolutionary Mos Def offers a sound explanation for why hip-hop is what it is today.

        The editor of XXL says in response to angry viewers, "Once hip-hop artists decide to stop putting video hoes half naked in their video's, we'll take out our eye candy section of the magazine."


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