I'm Chris Speers, an 18 year old sophomore at The University of Texas at Austin. I am also a devout fan of hip-hop, since I was in high school. I enjoy the rhythm, the energy, and the lyrics in hip-hop. It has not really affected my life, as I do not partake in activities usually associated with hip-hop, like gang violence and drug dealing. The only effects, at least those that are visible, are unimportant changes like my language and my attire. Hip-hop has changed my language, because as my father says, I speak in the ghetto vernacular. My attire is also slightly affected by hip-hop, although I am not much of a clothes horse, so my attire is really not very good to begin with. Hip-hop is a viable art form that best expresses my feelings as a youth growing up in America in the 1990's.
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