Hip hop is a great genre of music!. It was developed in the USA in the 70s and 80s.1
Ah, that's good to know. What do you like about hip hop?
European hip hop is interesting too. German stuff is pretty good.
Anything in particular I should check out? 
Check out MF DOOM or The Roots if you haven't heard them yet. I like the rhythm and the lyricism (sometimes).
Ah, that sounds great. I'll give them a look. Never heard of them before. 
MF DOOM has an album called Madvillainy that I highly, highly recommend. He's English.