Rap music is a relatively new phenomenon on planet earth. Really, it has only been around for thirty years, give or take. The movement started in the United States and was pretty much unheard of in the rest of the world for many years afterwards. Who would have guess that thirty years after hip hop music made its way to the main stage that Europe would be a leader in creating new music and new hip hop artists. European hip hop is now making huge waves in their home countries and across the globe. Some of the cutting edge music is coming directly from small towns and people who were not previously famous. It has inspired hundreds of no name artists to follow their passion and expand the genre. Gone are the days of hip hop being targeted only to certain market segments, but now people from every race, color and creed are being impacted.