This book is intended to find answers to a question that has persistently recurred in the conversations of Hip-Hop aficionados. That is, whether Hip-Hop has been misappropriated. I will give examples of the meaning of the misappropriation of Hip-Hop by considering these five pivotal questions:
1. Were the political and social conditions of black and Latino
youths in the South Bronx a major factor in the formation of
Hip-Hop?
2. What are the consequences of the dominant negative black/
Latino image on the consumers of Hip-Hop?
3. What was the original intent of Hip-Hop Culture at its
formation?
4. What is the significants of ‘Knowledge of Self’ in relation
to Hip-Hop?
5. Have advancements in technology decided the shape of
Hip-Hop? If so, should we regard this as a positive evolution?
