How Anime Is Inspiring A Generation Of Rap & Hip Hop

Whether you love it or hate it, anime has firmly lodged itself within our cultural zeitgeist. Beyond being the inspiration for much of Western animation’s own action sequences (à la Avatar: The Last Airbender, Transformers, and Scooby Doo), more obvious anime references are popping up in mainstream media on a regular basis. Major celebrities like Michael B. Jordan, Megan Fox, Keanu Reeves, and Ariana Grande have all declared their love for anime in some form or another, but there’s a specific category of fans that I’ve started noticing recently: rappers. Megan Thee Stallion has made Naruto references in her song… Read Full Article