[article] Japanese hip-hop: Imitation or art?

[ohsixthirty]

who says that imitation can't be art?

i think some times japanese hip-hop does imitate western hip-hop. but at the same time, they also innovate and create their own ideas as well.

[hallelujah_united]

Originally Posted by touchedstar

who says that imitation can't be art?

i think some times japanese hip-hop does imitate western hip-hop. but at the same time, they also innovate and create their own ideas as well.

It's pretty much what the Japanese are best at doing: taking a foreign (Western) creation or idea, and infuse it with their own brand of creativity and style, to come up with something that's unique and yet relatable and recognisable by foreign (Western) markets.

J Hip-Hop certainly has its roots in Western hip-hop culture, but has managed to pull itself away and create an identity of its own.