When I joined this class, I immediately thought about this anime, Samurai Champloo. Champloo is an Okinawan phrase meaning “to mix”. This anime fused together Edo Period Japan and elements of Hip Hop to create something the is truly unique. The anime includes wars of graffiti and even episodes about characters battle rapping each other. If you haven’t checked out this anime, you definitely should. The video is the intro to the anime.
P.S. The people that created Cowboy Bebop also made Samurai Champloo.