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“Is gangster rap what truly defines hip-hop?” No. “Does gangster involve talent?” I think not. These are the first things that come to mind when you here hip-hop. When the average person thinks of hip-hop music, they think of violent rap that’s talking about killing and raping. People don’t know that hip-hop wasn’t created for the callous purpose in which it is represented in today. Hip-hop is more than just music; it is a culture. This culture has positive as well as negative potential, just as anything else. For the most pare, hip-hop has been seen under a negative perspective. The gap between the hip-hop and civil rights generation has greatly influenced African Americans in politics and economic organization, as well as racial awareness. “The communication gap between the two generations has serious implications on the development of African American political power, economic organization, and overall racial consciousness.” (Tyson P.1) The hip-hop culture to this day has not fulfilled the intentional purpose for which it was designed. First Tyson contends that the hip-hop culture was an expression of a new generation. “In the late 1970's and early 1980's hip hop became the expression of a new genera