Music is such a powerful force of nature, so powerful that is can give birth to a culture. I would like to focus on Rap culture, its essence, power, and influence. I have been blessed to be born when Rap was in its infancy, as I grew I got to watch Rap grow as well. From hanging out on the streets being doubted to getting recognized at the Grammy’s to having its own award show, but along the way record companies managed to steer Rap of its intended course and purpose from the voice of the streets to being the voice of corporations
What is Hip Hop? It is a name for the 4 elements of the late 70 's New York City renaissance which includes break dancing, emceeing (rapping), graffiti, and turntablism. It was birthed at the end of the Disco era and the first rap was released in 1979, “Rapper’s Delight” by The Sugar Hill Gang. The first verse of the …show more content…
No longer is it really necessary to put out a positive message, or actually take the time to write lyrics that would be full or metaphors and similes and actually make you think what it is that the artist was saying. Rap culture today is like a drug addict, filled with garbage and junk in its system and is in desperate need of an intervention. The continue influence of the record companies to artist on what they are to produce and release continued to slowly destroy Rap from inside, while any artist that may be able to bring life back into Rap are put on back burners. Chuck D of (one of the Pioneering groups in Rap) Public Enemy stated “HIP-HOP NEWS spreads like any other mainstream NEWS in America. The garbage that’s unfit to print has now floated on websites and blogs like sh*t. For example a rapper working in the community gets obscured while if that same rapper robbed a gas station he’d get top coverage and be label a ‘rapper’ while getting his upcoming or current music somewhat put on blast, regardless of its quality which of course is subjective like any other
What is Hip Hop? It is a name for the 4 elements of the late 70 's New York City renaissance which includes break dancing, emceeing (rapping), graffiti, and turntablism. It was birthed at the end of the Disco era and the first rap was released in 1979, “Rapper’s Delight” by The Sugar Hill Gang. The first verse of the …show more content…
No longer is it really necessary to put out a positive message, or actually take the time to write lyrics that would be full or metaphors and similes and actually make you think what it is that the artist was saying. Rap culture today is like a drug addict, filled with garbage and junk in its system and is in desperate need of an intervention. The continue influence of the record companies to artist on what they are to produce and release continued to slowly destroy Rap from inside, while any artist that may be able to bring life back into Rap are put on back burners. Chuck D of (one of the Pioneering groups in Rap) Public Enemy stated “HIP-HOP NEWS spreads like any other mainstream NEWS in America. The garbage that’s unfit to print has now floated on websites and blogs like sh*t. For example a rapper working in the community gets obscured while if that same rapper robbed a gas station he’d get top coverage and be label a ‘rapper’ while getting his upcoming or current music somewhat put on blast, regardless of its quality which of course is subjective like any other