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By Hip Hop culture, I mean the whole deal with pit bulls, wife beaters (the shirts, that is), drugs, (crappy) music about selling drugs and killing people, dirty, old cars with the fugly spinning rims, loud vulgar mannerisms and language.. that deal. Is there a lot of that in Canada?
There is a hip hop culture in large Canadian cities (Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver), but not quite as you've described. There are Canadian hip hop artists and a Canadian hip hop scene. What you've described above sounds more like the American gangsta wannabe culture which is prevalent in the suburbs of above-mentioned cities, mostly enjoyed by bored teenagers. Most Canadian hip hop doesn't revolve around gangsta lifestyles.
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Although American East Coast hip hop is obviously a major influence on Canadian artists in the genre, Canadian hip hop also incorporates a number of other influences not commonly seen in the mainstream of the American genre.
The black community in Canada is much more dominated by people of Caribbean heritage than is the African American community in the United States. As a result, Canadian hip hop is significantly influenced by the rhythms and styles of Caribbean music. English Canadian hip hop tends to be influenced by Jamaican and Bahamian styles, while francophone hip hop from Quebec is commonly influenced by Haitian music.
The genre-hopping "Tom Waits with a beatbox" style of Buck 65, who integrates country, rock, folk and blues influences into his music, has also become a major influence on Canadian hip hop in the 2000s. His influence is especially strong on hip hop artists from the Maritime provinces, such as Classified and Jesse Dangerously but can also be seen in artists such as Ridley Bent.
Electronic music is also a significant influence, notably seen in artists such as Cadence Weapon, Ghislain Poirier and Omnikrom.
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I have seen old cars, trucks and SUV's "rollin' on dubs" but I've never seen anyone in Canada get a "lift kit" to put even bigger rims under their car. Usually those vehicles are left stock height or are lowered up here. I have seen lifted cars in Florida though, on vacation.
Although American East Coast hip hop is obviously a major influence on Canadian artists in the genre, Canadian hip hop also incorporates a number of other influences not commonly seen in the mainstream of the American genre.
The black community in Canada is much more dominated by people of Caribbean heritage than is the African American community in the United States. As a result, Canadian hip hop is significantly influenced by the rhythms and styles of Caribbean music. English Canadian hip hop tends to be influenced by Jamaican and Bahamian styles, while francophone hip hop from Quebec is commonly influenced by Haitian music.
The genre-hopping "Tom Waits with a beatbox" style of Buck 65, who integrates country, rock, folk and blues influences into his music, has also become a major influence on Canadian hip hop in the 2000s. His influence is especially strong on hip hop artists from the Maritime provinces, such as Classified and Jesse Dangerously but can also be seen in artists such as Ridley Bent.
Electronic music is also a significant influence, notably seen in artists such as Cadence Weapon, Ghislain Poirier and Omnikrom.
I knowe absolutely nothing about Rap...but Buck 65 is terrific!
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Most of the blacks in Canada are West Indian blacks. Not the variety the USA has. As such their cultures are different in many ways. The blacks in Canada dress well, don't have their asses sticking out of their pants or fake gold teeth. That said, there are some degree of dangerous black gangs in Canada- especially around Finch Street and Scarbourgh in Toronto.
The blacks in Canada dress well, don't have their asses sticking out of their pants or fake gold teeth.
I've seen some asses sticking out, but there are quite a few young black males here who don't were there pants that low.
I also see a lot of chains hangin' low, but never seen any fake teeth up here... YET.
Perhaps for some there's less need for some youth to identify with American hip-hop culture since they can still identify with their Caribbean or African roots as well or instead.
My impressions as someone who hasn't spent much time in Canada....
Love it or hate it, hip hop music and culture reflects a reality of many communities in America. The drugs, the misogyny, the pimps, the hustlers, the guns; these are attributes of the dirty underbelly of many of the rough urban neighborhoods in the U.S. and hip hop music provides an outlet for those who come from such backgrounds to speak of what they know, what they saw growing up with and what a large part of the American population wants to ignore. In my opinion, this this sort of life just simply isn't a reality for as many Canadians. It's autobiographical, and in my opinion, Canada just doesn't have as many people coming from these sorts of backgrounds as does the U.S. I don't necessarily mean a racial background, but rather an economic background in that the ghettoes of Toronto or Montreal or Vancouver (minus the Downtown Eastside) don't seem to be nearly as numerous or hold much of a candle to the slums of Miami, New York, Detroit or Chicago from where hip hop culture originates.
From what little Canadian rap I've heard, it definitely appears to not have as hard of a gangsta edge as rap in the U.S. However, American gangsta rappers are popular in Canada.
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