33. "Great read." In response to In response to 0 Thu Apr-19-12 05:43 AM by denny
Alot of the nuances and allusions are completely accurate to me....
But I fail to see how the isolationism and identity-driven aspects of hip hop culture aren't comparable to those in other emerging genres of any artform...film, painting, fashion. Best example would be rocknroll. You addressed the comparison without seeing that many of the characteristics you identify are easily applicable to the 'fashion' or 'attitude' in the emergence of rocknroll.
I don't think hip hop, as a genre, is unique in how you've described it here. But I think the description is very nuanced and profound.
Miles called bebop 'a lifestyle'. It'd be easier for me to name genres that HAVENT been referred to as a 'lifestyle' while they were gaining steam.