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Classical music traditions, whether European, Asian, South Asian or African, are generally oriented towards a wealthy elite. Often requiring sizeable orchestras of highly trained musicians, they are inherently conservative (opposed to change), and carry with them an aura of privilege and refinement. In contrast, hip-hop music originated within a triply-disenfranchised community of minority youth, who were outsiders because of their age, their poverty, and their race. It accordingly has a strong tradition of social protest and commentary, and typically stands in direct opposition to the status quo.
The transgressive, anti-middle-class-values elements of hip-hop --the up-to-the-minute youth slang, the cursewords, and the gritty storytelling --all stem directly from these origins. Additionally, the reliance on spoken vocals and sampled backing tracks lowers the barriers to entry, and elevates direct, unfiltered expression, the more raw, the better.
You seem to be assuming a certain continuity between the Western classical tradition and hip-hop. This largely does not exist. They are socially, culturally and economically opposed traditions. It's possible to unite these opposites, but it isn't the easiest or most natural fit. The local adoption of hip-hop around the globe has largely been driven by the fact that it speaks to the impoverished and disenfranchised masses in many different places. Thus, I'd more easily imagine an Indian hip-hop being born in union with the music of the lower caste populations, than in connection with the classical tradition. (I'd actually be quite surprised if it doesn't already exist --just perhaps with low visibility outside its own communities.)
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