For decades, Hip-hop music has been more than just music to the African-American
community. It has been a way for them to express and reflect on the struggles they are facing in
life. Since 2013, Hip-hop is being greatly influenced by the Black Lives Matter movement,
which is an activist movement that fights against the racism and violence towards
African-Americans. This movement ignited after horrific cases of police brutality across
America towards black teens. Hip-hop artists have become activists by creating influential lyrics
and compelling live performances on the biggest stages for many years now, because that’s what
Hip-hop is about. It is much more then just entertainment for our ears. It is the only genre with
artists …show more content…
An example of this was Kendrick
Lamar’s controversial yet dramatically powerful Grammy performances of his songs “Alright”
and “Blacker The Berry”. Kendrick delivered a moving performance, walking out with his band
locked in jail cells on stage and showing very emotional videos about the movement. Another
expressive performance was done by T.I at the BET awards. He sang “We will not”, which
touches on the same issue about racism and violence against black people. T.I was joined on
stage by people holding signs that read “Black Lives Matter” and finished his performance by
saying “they can’t kill us all”. All these songs have an impact on their audience but it wasn’t just
the performances that were influential. At the MTV Awards, Beyoncé shared her spotlight with
the mothers of all the victims who died from police brutality. This potent act revealed to the
world how Hip-hop artists are not just musicians, but political activists that are trying to spur
change.
Bhullar 3 Hip-hop artists have acted as activists for many years. The oppression and hatred
on black people did not just begin recently, and so hasn’t the influence of Hip-hop on …show more content…
They did this by releasing probably the most controversial song at that time
called “F.T.P”, which talked about their strong hatred towards the police because of all the racial
profiling they faced growing up. N.W.A were not the only artists who spoke up for their people
at the time. Tupac Shakur also had a lot to say on this matter. He released two famous songs
called “Trapped” and “Changes”, which touched on the topic of police harassment and brutality.
Another famous artist was Nas who released a song called “We’re Not Alone” in which he sang
about fighting racism in America. All in all, the African-American community will continue to
have a voice in Hip-hop like it has in recent years.
In conclusion, Hip-hop is the only genre that speaks for the African-American people by
revealing the hardships they face in the world. Hip-hop has not just been supporting the Black
Lives Matter movement, but it has been fighting for the African-American community for
decades. Since the days of N.W.A and Tupac, artists are using the biggest stages and have been
producing powerful music to speak to the world about all this animosity, because that’s what
community. It has been a way for them to express and reflect on the struggles they are facing in
life. Since 2013, Hip-hop is being greatly influenced by the Black Lives Matter movement,
which is an activist movement that fights against the racism and violence towards
African-Americans. This movement ignited after horrific cases of police brutality across
America towards black teens. Hip-hop artists have become activists by creating influential lyrics
and compelling live performances on the biggest stages for many years now, because that’s what
Hip-hop is about. It is much more then just entertainment for our ears. It is the only genre with
artists …show more content…
An example of this was Kendrick
Lamar’s controversial yet dramatically powerful Grammy performances of his songs “Alright”
and “Blacker The Berry”. Kendrick delivered a moving performance, walking out with his band
locked in jail cells on stage and showing very emotional videos about the movement. Another
expressive performance was done by T.I at the BET awards. He sang “We will not”, which
touches on the same issue about racism and violence against black people. T.I was joined on
stage by people holding signs that read “Black Lives Matter” and finished his performance by
saying “they can’t kill us all”. All these songs have an impact on their audience but it wasn’t just
the performances that were influential. At the MTV Awards, Beyoncé shared her spotlight with
the mothers of all the victims who died from police brutality. This potent act revealed to the
world how Hip-hop artists are not just musicians, but political activists that are trying to spur
change.
Bhullar 3 Hip-hop artists have acted as activists for many years. The oppression and hatred
on black people did not just begin recently, and so hasn’t the influence of Hip-hop on …show more content…
They did this by releasing probably the most controversial song at that time
called “F.T.P”, which talked about their strong hatred towards the police because of all the racial
profiling they faced growing up. N.W.A were not the only artists who spoke up for their people
at the time. Tupac Shakur also had a lot to say on this matter. He released two famous songs
called “Trapped” and “Changes”, which touched on the topic of police harassment and brutality.
Another famous artist was Nas who released a song called “We’re Not Alone” in which he sang
about fighting racism in America. All in all, the African-American community will continue to
have a voice in Hip-hop like it has in recent years.
In conclusion, Hip-hop is the only genre that speaks for the African-American people by
revealing the hardships they face in the world. Hip-hop has not just been supporting the Black
Lives Matter movement, but it has been fighting for the African-American community for
decades. Since the days of N.W.A and Tupac, artists are using the biggest stages and have been
producing powerful music to speak to the world about all this animosity, because that’s what