Here is an interesting two part interview filmed from Skidmore College’s Hip Hop Culture class not long ago, and it is basically a series of interviews about Hip Hop music in other countries from the experiences and perspectives of ten different students of different nations. The video is broken up in segments based on a series of questions asked to the interviewees.
This is not a fast edited documentary because the focus is mostly on the people speaking from their experiences, backgrounds, and their lives affected by Hip Hop music. If you are looking for shiny objects and glittery effects then you need to move on. If you are a cerebral person or an individual who has a global mind and heart for the Hip Hop culture, then please move forward.
Being from the United States I feel our own Hip Hop heads and wannabes are quite desensitized to how the culture has influenced the international community. I also personally feel our own heads have lost their footing on what Hip Hop is truly about since we have become such a materialistic “me” generation. It has made us very arrogant and tacky, too, which is why original underground Hip Hop music needs to bring more awareness.
Around the world the Hip Hop culture is purely being respected and even technically mastered. What even makes the international scene more special is how many of our legends and pioneers have enjoyed much success because of respect and reverence for their contributions. Hip Hop heads outside of the United States know the history, aesthetics, and legends more prolifically out of love and passion for the roots, thereby evolving the culture because they know their past making it their own.
The nations represented and discussed regarding Hip Hop music’s influence are Nigeria, Afghanistan, Sierra Leone, United Kingdom, Croatia, Argentina, Swaziland, China, Republic of Guinea, and Kenya. Mad props to YouTube user DaddyMackofNYC for posting these interviews. Respect!
Nuff said, and enjoy!
Part 1
Part 2
