IntroductionHave you ever thought about the importance of hip-hop? At first, many people thought it was just a fad, but it has grown into a huge international money-making business. Some might argue that the culture has been distorted from its original form, due to the "corrupted" nature of the genre in the global marketplace. Others agree that the 1990s were the most prolific period for the art form and that this period is commonly referred to as the "golden age" of the genre. It was the first time that a large number of young people grew up listening to hip hop music more than any other genre; they have lived the genre throughout their lives. During this period, many innovative artists constantly pushed the boundaries to create new projects and styles. The creativity seemed eternal, although many clichés were created due to lack of originality. Many people now considered legends got their start throughout the decade and now stand as testaments to the power of culture. The 1990s showed people that the art forms of hip hop were going to become a permanent part of music and culture, as at that time they had been around for around twenty years. Minorities have always embraced hip hop from the beginning because they were the creators, but the 1990s were important because that's when the music being created became more accessible. Artists such as Nas and the Wu-Tang Clan embodied in their music a lifestyle that many minorities agreed with because it depicted the lives those minorities lived. This is not to say that there wasn't music that was considered gimmicky and manufactured. Hip-hop culture has always been considered rebellious, but in the 1990s it developed an even stronger trend... ...considered tiny today, they were the basis of all forms of rap present today. People were amazed by Hollywood because before him, no one thought of creating rhyme schemes performed over entire songs. Other cultural aspects of hip-hop, unbeknownst to most people, may contribute to the Nation of Gods and Earths. It was a cultural organization that developed its ideas after its founder, Clarence 13X, left the Nation of Islam. They are responsible for things such as the "b-boy position", which was a pose in which one stands with one's feet shoulder-width apart and one's arms crossed. They also pioneered several telling phrases in hip hop culture; for example, “What’s up G (short for God) and “Peace.” They have a major role in establishing the hip-hop aesthetic, at least that of the late 70s and 80..