Is Tokyo more hip hop than NYC?

[Idaeo]

I'm out here in Tokyo visiting for work. There's tons of hip hop related stores that do a great job of curating and selling old school rap related items. I came across one spot that had tour jackets from the '94 Puff Daddy and the Family Tour and an '80s era Def Jam Records jacket, signed record jackets from Kid and Play & Big Daddy Kane, and these

I don't think I've seen any store like this in NYC, LA, or anywhere in the states.

There's tons of graffiti in certain areas, people dress in "hip hop" streetwear (baggy jeans... no tight shyt), and you hear 80s and 90s random B sides playing

It's kinda sad to see another country preserving our culture better than those who made it.

 

[Medio]

They just late ...

 

[Chesirecatdaddy]

Europe is

 

[Ricky Church]

man fukk Japan.

 

[BrothaZay]

hip hop trading cards

 

[KinksandCoils]

gosh other countries love american culture

 

[YaBoy]

I bet they still call you a ****** tho

 

[Be Strong Blackman]

yall some haters

 

[Mike Ock]

gosh other countries love american culture

They only love american culture as far as entertainment.

 

[KinksandCoils]

They only love american culture as far as entertainment.

yea that and the american dream they think they will have when they come here.

 

[Non Sequitur]

They only love american culture as far as entertainment.

What else is there to love about our culture? This is a fukked up place.

 

[Mike Ock]

yea that and the american dream they think they will have when they come here.

Not so much anymore. America is def not looked at the powerhouse as it used to be to other countries.

 

[IAmGettingAMailOrderBride]

I bet they still call you a ****** tho

That's not really a bad word over there tho

 

[KinksandCoils]

Not so much anymore. America is def not looked at the powerhouse as it used to be to other countries.

a place does not have to be seen as a powerhouse for someone to be interested in it. Im interested in going to france but I could care less about how powerful it is.

 

[Mike Ock]

a place does not have to be seen as a powerhouse for someone to be interested in it. Im interested in going to france but I could care less about how powerful it is.

ummm, ok.