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Hip-hop culture

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k2yeags
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from another thread:
why do ppl act black when there white. and say stupid shit to make them sound black is there a point or purpose that i havent grasped yet. WHy?

there are a lot of people that need to realize that just because hip-hop culture was started by a mainly black population that it doesn't mean the now acting black is the same as acting gangster. there are plenty of black people who are not gangsters and are not connected with the hip-hop scene ar all. so to say somebody is acting black really does not make sence at all.
Nov 7 2005 11:23PM
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Triple11
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Yo buss dis. fuh sure? i wuz wonderin de exact same thin myself Sheeit!
Nov 7 2005 11:27PM
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k2yeags
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^awesome
Nov 7 2005 11:43PM
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sunvalleyskibum
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let people do what they want. who cares?
Nov 8 2005 12:00AM
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k2yeags
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i'm not telling anyone how to ack
Nov 8 2005 12:01AM
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bermbuster49
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yeah idk, but hip-hop is deff. a part of skiing, its not claiming your from the projects, its just how the style is. its baggy and fuckin ghetto, it just looks steezier than someone in tight jeans and a jacket 3 times too small for them.
Nov 8 2005 12:02AM
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renofreeskia
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who's actin? i'm straight thug nasty fo sho.
Nov 8 2005 1:09AM
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Ski-hobo
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Id like to see the look on some Black persons face to watch some dumbass white kid with too much time on their hands grind a rail.
Nov 8 2005 1:28AM
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Kev
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You are a product of your environment, and influnced by others around you.

Does that mean im trying to be black? No
Does that mean im trying too adopt someone else's culture? No

Why can't it be mine?

I grew into it.
I embraced it.
And i enjoy it.

What's wrong with that?
Nov 8 2005 1:38AM
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french_fry
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skaters wear baggy pants too, and snowboarding used to be associated with a more punk culture, and then skiing got a lot of its style from snowboarding, so i'd say the original influences were much more punk than hip-hop.
Nov 8 2005 1:38AM
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KeegLove
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who cares reely let people dress and talk the way they want unless it is emotionally damaging to you personally why would you let it effect you?
Nov 8 2005 1:39AM
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Kev
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Im not trying to be someone im not.

Im just being myself.


I think this goes for the majority of people
If you were to meet me, no i don't dress and act like 50 cent, because that's not hip hop culture.

That is just a figure within a certain genre of hip hop.
Nov 8 2005 1:41AM
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mattster
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is there really a use for all these "cultures" that spin off of music ? can i listen to punk, hip hop, rap, ska, emo, and country all in the same day ? i think so... so whats the big deal ? my pants are baggy, my shirt is regular size. i wear skate shoes, and a cowboy hat ( well not really but you get it).
Nov 8 2005 1:54AM
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Anathema
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1st scenario: 'i have to act my color'

2nd scenario: 'i have to be a gangsta'

i find myself caught somewhere in the middle. people should be able to act however they want without having to be pushed for one scenario or the other.
Nov 8 2005 1:59AM
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Anathema
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if they should happen to fall into one of the scenarios i presented, naturally, then thats cool.. it's the push that i'm against. it seems the freeskiing community is pushing for the 2nd scenario, which is something i don't full understand. let people be themselves. there should be no comparisions like 'well if you're a gangsta and slide with gorilla steeze, it's so much better'. people are being corrupted into believing this to be true, where the real dopeness lies in your ability to ride with your own style and be true to your roots.
Nov 8 2005 2:02AM
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DanDaSwede
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feels like smoking weed and wearing baggy oakley pants is the shit, especially if you have som big fat headphones from sony on youre head, but then you must have the new oakley goggles and a armada hoodie.

thats true gangsta to the fucking bone whitebread!!!

Naaa i dont know, i dont really get the whole hiphop thing. small 14 year old guys steeping up and talking like mc hammer. silly....

Punkrock is good tough
Nov 8 2005 7:38AM
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RustyPlanks
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Spead love and peace shall be all around. Looks like a gansta smells like Phish. Talks like Billy-Bob, but speaks of nucular fusion. Who gives a shit it's all about content, not appearance. Grow some balls and stop judging people.
Nov 8 2005 9:22AM
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hucker22
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ok now hip hop was started by african americans, but becuase i adopt the culture which involves emceeing, graffiti, djing, and breakdancing doesnt mean i am trying to be black. now you can make this culture your life as long as you recgonize the roots, and your own roots. when these to things blend together and you start thinking you are black, then that is being a poser and has nothing to do with hip hop culture. its a lifestyle, and anyone can be a part of it. i am part of the lifestyle, but i know the history of it, i am not trying to take it over and act like i invented it. i know rap has been around before eminem was cool, i know it originated in new york in the 80's, i know there is more rap music than what is on the radio. me and my friends who started hip hop congress at my college take it upon ourselves to spread that message to ignorant people who dont know what hip hop is about, oh and guess what? we are white, and we know it.
Nov 8 2005 1:52PM
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Timmy_G
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Ok....

First of all it is all where your up bringing is. Music only fuels change. People hear something they like, and they go with that STYLE. Its the messages in the music that change people, and change the ways they act
Nov 8 2005 1:56PM
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beer.
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I just think acting gangsta is funny.
Nov 8 2005 2:01PM
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MitchPee
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Probably the only legit response in this thread, out of the ones I have read anyway. As long as you know your own roots it's cool to be whatever the hell you want.
Nov 8 2005 2:05PM
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bret
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exactly.
Nov 8 2005 2:36PM
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imotion
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when you see somebody with real tight pants and like grey pants and a bright red jacket. Does it look better than if someone was wearing baggy both tan pants and jacket orage shit?

Even the same trick and person , it looks better with the baggy clothes.
Nov 8 2005 2:40PM
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whattheshit
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i wear some LRG. a high quality hip hop brand. they donate a portion of their profits to the people in africa. if a black person has beef with me wearing LRG they can go fuck themselves. or i just remind them who the brand is helping. but havn't experienced any type of that criticism yet.
Nov 8 2005 2:44PM
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Jasmine
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there's a debate at my school about how hip-hop is ruining american culture... ya think?
Nov 8 2005 3:19PM
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treesmann
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i dont understand hiphop culture
Nov 8 2005 3:21PM
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Public_Maverick
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absolutely not, if anything, its strengthening it
Nov 8 2005 4:30PM
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