The first type of hip-hop I analyze was mainstream hip-hop, which means it is out there for everyone to access. Examples of this form can be seen on MTV, BET, etc as well as rap concerts and events. Signs of this form can be marked by extremely baggy clothing, for example sagging of the pants so that the underwear is showing. Sideways baseball caps, tattoos, and bling-bling jewelry are other signs in appearance that mark mainstream hip-hop. All of these styles are marked as cool among the youth in our society. Being cool is a way to get accepted by peers and rebel against adult culture because most of us would not consider our parents to be cool which to me is what youth feel being cool is all about. I noticed that being cool was much more a male thing than a fema

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