So I have been a part of my local Hip Hop scene for some time now, putting in work to make beats and share them with everyone. One thing I enjoy the most is when I come across beats from either anime or video games that I don't even need to do a thing with because they're just that good.
Does this count?
Edit: as for video games, does this count?:
I would say the Street Fighter 3 beat was more inline with what I was going for. I'm actually really digging it.
The JoJo's Bizarre Adventure beat is kind of this gray area that I personally don't mettle in because it's a heavily debated style of beat in Hip Hop. Though if you were to ask some purist Hip Hop heads from NYC, they probably say it doesn't count. Actually, this reminds me of how DJ Khaled is used a lot as the butt of a lot of jokes amongst my Hip Hop buddies in Detroit.
A little lesson for everyone:
Trap music is not Hip Hop.
Gangsta Rap is typically not Hip Hop.
There is such a thing as Pop Hop, and it is not Hip Hop.
Video games have been influential in Hip Hop and vice versa.
Lastly, Hip Hop is made up of 5 main element: DJ'n, Bboy'n, MC'n, Graffiti, and Knowledge (wisdom, understanding, peace, love, unity, fun).