"The Definition of Hip Hop" | Directed by Konee Rok

"This 1998 piece was a preliminary concept originally intended to be part of my unreleased film How We Chill: The Incomplete Chicago Hip Hop Documentary.

I originally put this together when I was 18, from interviews I had shot over the two previous years ('96-'97).
This is actually the first thing I ever legitimately edited (excluding VCR to VCR) and one of my favorite segments I've ever compiled for both sentimental and aesthetic reasons.

It's simply, "Hip Hop", as defined by legends and prominent figures of the Chicago Hip Hop scene."

-Konee Rok April 2008
http://KoneeRok.com

People Featured:
All Natural
All Pro Breakers
Akbar
Anacron
Ang 13
Brickheadz
Cap D
Chicago Tribe
Common
Def Rok
Dirty M.F.
DJ 331/3
DJ Boogie Boy
DJ Intel
DJ Noble
DJ Nonstop
DJ PNS
DJ Pratt
DJ Precyse
DJ Spryte
DJ Third Rail
Dug Infinite
Earatik Statik
Ec Illa aka WhiteFolks
Euphonics
Gnee
Immortal Griffen
Infamous Syndicate
J.P Chill
Juice
Kanye West
Kevin Beecham
Legendary Traxter
Lumba
Lunch Box Law
Metamo
Midwest Bomberz
M.I.S.
Mr. GreenWeedz
Mr. MC
NO I.D.
Panic
Molemen
M.U.L.
Pathfinder
Phaze II
Platter Pirates
Prime
Rhymefest
Rubberoom
Sivel
Slang
Sneeks
Spalaney's
Spinister
Stoney Island
Them Bad Apples
The Opus
Teefa
Teel
Tony Baines
Trixter
Underground Solution
Upski
Vaugn C
X-MEN

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[heymaria123]

thank u rhyme fest--- he answered it!

wow--kanye in '98!

[Charleswh3]

Expressing your self freely is Hip Hop.

[saintosthadon]

Harmonious Influences Provided to Help Our People known as H.I.P.H.O.P.

[realcoleworld]

3:45- If he went forward 13 years and saw what hip hop was like today, he would probably not be very happy... hahaha

[angzone]

And there is still no one definaition. Thankyou lord

[clintfilichia]

Lunchbox Law/Alex, what up? This is Clint Filichia from the Dirt Merchants. We played at the Vic Theatre, youguys brought the Brickheads. I'm always askin bout ya on the streets. It's like Stoney Island went M.I.A. I am heavy into video production and would love to talk to ya. 312 788 0377.peace and love

[suwoo1000]

seems like alot aint changed

[rxcort]

Please play this video to all mainstream rappers

[irie1tes]

Man Whole messa Crucial Chicago Cats in dis sht. Freal. Rrspect konee, we ever gonna see anymore of this stufff?

[each1teach1truth]

It was so great seeing all these folks I haven't see in FOREVER, spittin the truth about what hip-hop is, is not, and the fact that it truly can't be defined. When I see stuff like that, it makes me remember how REAL we are in Chicago! There's no set like ours, Chi-Rock 4 EVA!! Funky Dope CMORE1!! Watch out for the research project, y'all!

[UnheardUnknown]

if you ask me...hip hop is self-empowerment, it's a movement, hip hop was born to ignite a fire in the soul of African Americans originally...hip hop has become a way of life and in my opinion i believe that what it turned to nowadays has caused problems or rather made problems worse in the African American community because of what they preach...our young kids are listening to every word and they take it literally and wanna live just like that...it's affecting the next generation in a big way

[ThreatVision]

Great video.