Nostalgia In Contemporary Music

Nostalgia by definition is a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, normally associated with a point in time in which one felt this abstract notion of what it means to be happy. In creating this song, this is a word that often came to mind and I think that’s due to a sort of nostalgia I felt in creating a song out of pure enjoyment and raw feeling, an element I feel is missing in the mass production and commodification of contemporary music. I don’t find fault in the electric means by which this music is produced, but rather why. It doesn’t seem to be out of pure enjoyment or an emotion absent of greed and the desire to profit off of something and this is why I have this sense of nostalgia.
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A lot of people have a reason to dance, I wanted this song to be one of those things you just hear and dance without reason because I feel as if that is when one can experience true freedom. I believe I accomplished this through my blend of what is essentially Hip Hop with a hint of R&B. This represents an important part of who I am given the very nature from which both genres emerged and that is from that of needing to tell a story that often went unheard, unseen, and out of mind. My music tells a story that my ancestors could not and I believe that’s worth listening to.
Hip Hop as a genre, as a culture, is a social movement, as previously stated, that is often described as empowering and rooted in political inclination and overcoming oppression, as well as the ability to self-express in a manner that wasn’t always accepted. It can then be concluded that this music clearly provides some sort of raw connection between people that surpasses just the basics of melodic sound. It provides a common culture, something that I stated as one of my many goals in composing my song. With that being said, I hope you listen and I hope you enjoy the sounds of my