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1. It is hard to say whether Japanese Hip-Hop is “real” or not. In Japan, there are famous rap artists out there, like DJ MURO and SIMON. In fact, they are so popular in Japan, that they are even making a break in America. For instance, SIMON was even recognized by the popular American rapper 50 Cent. Hip-Hop’s beginnings in America originally told stories of struggle and survival with African-Americans growing up in the slums and ghettos of crowded cities, varying from the East Coast to the West Coast. Even then, there were varying differences in both styles and beats depending on the location of each rapper. On the other side of the world, however, countries like Japan and Korea have to develop their own styles as well. No matter how much they choose to “imitate” the original, there will always be something different about Asian Hip-Hop in comparison to American Hip-Hop—the language barrier being just one aspect of it. This day in age, Asian Hip-Hop has become very popular, and in my opinion, Japanese Hip-Hop music can be considered “real.” Although there are a lot of artists in Asia who imitate American rap music, I believe that imitation helps teach creation. From there, Japanese Hip-Hop artists and other Asian artists can learn to make their own creative styles with rap music. If Asians weren’t able to understand America’s style, maybe then, their songs are just imitations, and awful imitations at best. Of course, at first, because of the language barrier, most people will already think of Japanese Hip-Hop as a poor imitation; but if you can get past the barrier and really focus on the music, you can get an appreciation for the different styles presented in Asian music. Hip-Hop is still a relatively young style of music, introduced to America in the late 1970s. Through rap and its various styles of poetry and storytelling, the African American youth told the reality of their situations, i.e. living conditions, prejudice from the authorities, being poor