Hip-hop artists dominate the charts. In Detroit, America’s first ‘hip-hop’ mayor has just celebrated winning a second term. Hip-hop historian Kevin Powell says hip-hop ‘has revolutionized the way America dresses, entertains, talks and thinks. It has changed the world, one attitude at a time.’
The impact of hip-hop culture has been widespread and universal. It has adherents in cities from Anchorage to Zanzibar. But what are the reasons for its success and how seriously should it be taken?
