Hip hop is alive and well
Rap music or Hip Hop when first came out and started getting popular, everyone thought it was just something the kids are liking at the present and it’s going to go away. This was because it was the first time that the vocals were basically rhymes and it was like someone was just reading them out. I understand why people could think it was going to be just a fad.
No one in hip hop history especially the artist ever wanted to be a gangster rapper or labeled as one but the media really had the time of their lives talking about it. They made sure that all the negativity that was going on in America especially within the black youth should be blamed on nothing but rap music. Not realizing that rap music was nothing short of or simply just a reflection of the situation of the black youth. However, rap music became such a powerful force that it invaded all the suburbs and pretty much touched all the youth in America regardless their race or gender.
No one could put a lid on this genre of music anymore. When rock music first came out, it was labeled the devil’s music and soon every kid wanted to hear it and have a great time with it. Same kind of scrutiny and negativity was thrown at Hip hop and rap music. Some of these rappers were actually called criminals and law breakers in the open and the media just didn’t care. The more you bashed rap music, the more money the media made.
Now again people started seeing somewhat of a downfall in rap music, so they stared saying stuff like rap music is going to die out and this it but than came two heroes. One from the west coast and one from the east. Tupac and Biggie tore up the entire industry and re-molded the whole genre. It was like a gift from the rap gods and after making the biggest impact ever, they both passed away in a deadly shooting. Regrettably, they didn’t see eye to eye but their legacy and talent was out of this world.
Don’t listen to what people say about rap music or hip hop being dead, it’s just going to morph into something. I don’t know if you’ve noticed it but it is already turning into more electronic than rap or kind of mixed. These are just record companies who do it but their is going to be someone who is going to start a trend. Let’s just hope that person is ready because rap has chosen him.
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