Like Like Love Haha Wow Sad Angry 1(ThyBlackMan.com) Hip hop has always been political whether it wanted to be or not. They are asking whether she has abandoned the collective consciousness that hip hop once demanded from its leaders. When people ask “what happened to hip hop,” they are not being nostalgic for a golden age that never existed. Hip hop has faced this question before, but rarely with such stark symbolism. Will hip hop artists speak out, or remain silent out of fear or convenience?