Hip-hop used to discuss about real life issues and problems that affect people in realistic communities. Nowadays, the focus has strayed to topics that have no actual meaning or depth to them. It is now about what sounds catchy and what promotes drugs, sex, and violence. Robert Peace in The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace was influenced by the pure nature of hip-hop culture as a form to connect with others in his community and stray his mind away from the troubles of life.
Before he could even recall, Robert was influenced by hip-hop, as brought up by his father. Skeet, his father, began to buy him music at a young age. His mother, Jackie, did not approve of some of these choices, especially from the rap group N.W.A. She believed that there was no “grammatical …show more content…
Robert would walk along Chestnut Street, in which many among this
Tufino 2 neighborhood knew who he was, so he would be “summoned onto stoop after stoop” (pg. 151). Victor, Robert’s friend from Mt. Carmel, would accompany him along these walks. When Robert would talk to girls, his display of passion for music was a constant occurrence. Robert wouldn’t simply just listen to hip-hop, but would search for the significant meaning. He would treat the rap lyrics as if it was poetry and not just words that did not mean much (pg. 151).
The hip-hop culture that surrounded Robert portrayed to be a pure way of passing time with those that he could relate with. Robert and his friends would simply “chant rap lyrics” when living life as teenagers (pg. 195). Although they did not know much about each other, hip-hop was a form to create a unique bond with one another. Robert and his friends would simply talk about music as a natural way of pastime. The presence of hip-hop signified a constant form of support that Robert would be able to rely on as a connection to his community and with
Before he could even recall, Robert was influenced by hip-hop, as brought up by his father. Skeet, his father, began to buy him music at a young age. His mother, Jackie, did not approve of some of these choices, especially from the rap group N.W.A. She believed that there was no “grammatical …show more content…
Robert would walk along Chestnut Street, in which many among this
Tufino 2 neighborhood knew who he was, so he would be “summoned onto stoop after stoop” (pg. 151). Victor, Robert’s friend from Mt. Carmel, would accompany him along these walks. When Robert would talk to girls, his display of passion for music was a constant occurrence. Robert wouldn’t simply just listen to hip-hop, but would search for the significant meaning. He would treat the rap lyrics as if it was poetry and not just words that did not mean much (pg. 151).
The hip-hop culture that surrounded Robert portrayed to be a pure way of passing time with those that he could relate with. Robert and his friends would simply “chant rap lyrics” when living life as teenagers (pg. 195). Although they did not know much about each other, hip-hop was a form to create a unique bond with one another. Robert and his friends would simply talk about music as a natural way of pastime. The presence of hip-hop signified a constant form of support that Robert would be able to rely on as a connection to his community and with