Demet Lüküslü
Yeditepe University, Sociology, Faculty Member
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Just like other music genres, hip hop music migrates from one part of the world to the other and inevitably takes on different forms along the way. When hip hop culture migrated from the United States to Europe, it remained the music of... more
Just like other music genres, hip hop music migrates from one part of the world to the other and inevitably takes on different forms along the way. When hip hop culture migrated from the United States to Europe, it remained the music of the excluded, mainly as a form of musical expression among migrants groups. With its protest sound, resistant attitude and virile style, it attracts migrant populations from all over Europe, especially within the young populations. However, even with the global transmission of hip hop culture, it would be inappropriate to argue that this culture is adopted globally without any local adaptations. On the contrary, it is crucial to analyze these different adaptations and interpretations of hip hop culture within each distinct cultural and societal context. This is why, as Tony Mitchell argues, “hip hop and rap cannot be viewed simply as an expression of African American culture; it has become a vehicle for global youth affiliations and a tool for reworking local identity all over the world” (Mitchell 2001: 1).