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**** My Name is Christopher Leon Stevenson, Growing up most just called me lil'Chris, soon after Graduation I attended ITT Tech, I didn't love the trade I was in so I dropped out. I directed my attention towards the street hustle only to find my self behind bars. I learned my lesson, and went straight.I gave my life to the lord & was save by my lord Jesus Christ, and my relation with the Lord was Strong, I studdyed his ways in how to live a rightous life, He trully Changed me & not only me but my name, I now go by the name of PheRapSi (Pronounced; Fe'RRap see)you gota roll that R. PheRapSi: "I am Hip-Hop." Born In RiverSide California, Raised in the streets of the bay, RichMond Hills,east Oakland, Saliandro, Hayward the East Bay & the central Valley Fresno, Ceres,& finally Modesto. My mom might as well have been a gypsy move from city to city, Place to Place I've must of been to XIV differint schools before going High School. I dont Plan on staying to long, after College I'll see the world.************** ***********************************************************T
he language of hip-hop culture is an extension of past and recent vernacular. Words like "hot" (1920s), "swing" (1930s), "hip" (1940s), "cool" (1950s), "soul" (1960s), "chill" (1970s), and "smooth" (1980s) have been redefined and usurped into hip-hop language. Hip-hop language is the next generation's answer to the age-old question — What's new?Whether it is the addition of the phrase "bling-bling" to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2003 or the inclusion of the term "crunk" in the 2007 volume of the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary, hip-hop culture is changing the nature, the sound, and the rules of the English language. Words such as "hood" (short for neighborhood), "crib" (which translates as place of residence), and "whip" (meaning car) have become commonplace within everyday conversation. Phrases such as "what's up" (hello), "peace out" (good-bye), and the extremely popular "chill out" (relax) are frequently used in television shows, movies, and even commercials for Fortune 500 corporations. American English is a living organism, and with vibrant mechanisms such as hip-hop culture and the rapid growth of technology, who's to say what we will be saying or writing in the next 30 years. Whether the United States is a "Hip-Hop Nation," as declared on the cover of the February 5, 1999, issue of Time magazine, or not, it is clearly evident that English has been greatly influenced by hip-hop culture.
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