We finalized this unit by critically interrogating the current state of Hip-Hop. Our authors all seemed to agree that Hip-Hop isn't dead, but needs redirection. Many argue that while independent Hip-Hop exists, it isn't accessible to the masses. So, let's finish this unit by reflecting on this, and sharing what resonated the most from all of the units.
Due: Fri., 12/1/17 by 9:00pm EST.
I found it very interesting how we talked about even when hip hop artists call themselves independent, they still receive some type of assistance with making and distributing music. This arises questions like why doesn’t anyone who truly cares about the future and well-being of Hip Hop, try to step in and take over the companies controlling and manipulating the hip hop industry. Also, why is it that work by artists who actually are independently making and distributing music on their own, hard to access? I think the answer to those questions is that there aren’t enough people that care enough about hip hop or that take hip hop seriously enough, that have enough resources and connections, to do anything about it.
ReplyDeleteThe topic we talked about that interested me the most overall is female rappers. Females have made a lot of progress, in general, proving that they are able to do anything a man can do just as well or even better. Multiple female emcees have shown creativity and skill that’s beyond some of the most successful male rappers, yet they receive little to no credit at all. We’ve discussed women using strategies such as using their sexuality as a way to attract attention, to taking on male personas. What will it take for female rappers to get the same respect male rappers receive? It seems to me that a lot of female rappers focus on their appearance and how they can get noticed from how they look. There are very few female rappers that invest in hip hop and approach it as business like many male rappers that have turned into moguls. There isn’t one female rapper that has transitioned into a mogul.
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For me I thought the controversy of Sexism and Hypersexualization was the most interesting. It really stuck with me because of the artists I listen to like Nicki Minaj, Tina, Eve, and Lil Kim. We discussed that today without hypersexualization they probably wouldn't be so famous. However one artist I believe still would be big is Nicki Minaj because she was already pretty and she has an actual talent. We also discussed how men can rap about woman in a negative ways and even if we disagree we still listen, recite, and promote these songs. The messages are disrepectful and degrading but we still sing along. This was extremely interesting to me because I do it as well. Songs like "Bitches aint shit but hoes and tricks", "No Hands", "Alphabet bitches", and so many other songs. All our discussions were good but to me these were the most interesting and came up the most.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmYd3FrnSms (Lil Wayne)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1z_vKdRoTnk (YG)
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Hiphop is continuously evolving. I think it is ironic how my generation is constantly saying that hiphop isn't the same as it used to be, but still promote what they are supposedly against. Hiphop has never been a genre that can be strictly categorized; each unit has showed that in a different way. For example: we learned that sexuality and gender is not as black and white as most people try to make it, especially in hiphop. I do not believe that hiphop is dead, however, I do believe that faith in what hiphop is capable of growing into, is fading. I believe that the younger generation of hiphop should learn from the previous generations, but I also feel that the older generation should listen to our generation as well. We need to break the generational barrier. Below is a link of kendrick lamar interviewing members of the NWA for insight and advice.
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The question that has stuck with me since we started this chapter was, "Is Hip Hop dead?" I quickly answered this question from a close minded perspective and said "hell yeah". But after doing some thinking and listening to my classmates give their point of view in class, my answer changed to "hell no!" The reason why I chose to be open minded and think about the question is because Hip Hop is so diverse and is growing day by day. Yeah we have our conscious rappers like Kendrick Lamar that we can listen to when we want to feel "woke", then we have our Young Thugs, Futures, and 21 Savages that we listen to when we want to get turnt. I know that back then rap meant something, but we can't forget about the rappers that are now keeping that alive and sending messages through their music. But in Hip Hop we can't be biased because there is so many forms of it we can't even put Hip Hop into a category. So thanks to my classmates I now have an open mind when it comes to questions like these. Below I have an article titled "Relax Old Heads: Hip Hop Culture Isn't Being Ruined".
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Through the units hypersexualization is what caught my attention the most and how it influences hip hop for female rappers. I believe it catches my interest because i can relate more to it. I never stopped to realize how the female rappers use their image to produce more album sells or gain a bigger fan base. These females rappers are also women that i admire such as nicki minaj, and Cardi B they are my body goals, style of clothing and appearance. Its sad that women have to work twice as hard to be noticed in a male dominated field. Its also sad that young girls now believes they have to look like theses artist to become successful. The best females rappers are still underground because they are not willing to change for mainstream media. This proves that hip hop is dead and needs saving because today we look for entertainment and what looks good rather than displaying real talents and music that benefits hip hop.
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What resonated with me the most is the debate of whether Hip Hop is dead or not. I always thought it was dead growing up from listening to adults from the hip hop generation and the lack of my own opinion. This course open my mind to more concepts and I was able to look deeper into hip hop music in its early stages. Older people alwyays say "today's music lacks substance." In my opinion, 90's Hip Hop had its turn up music and its conscious rap just like today's Hip Hop. Violence and hypersexualization was prevalent in 90's hip hop and is prevalent in today's Hip Hop as well. We have rappers today like J. Cole and Kendrick who don't rap about materialistic objects but about social injustices and everyday life issues. In Tupac's song "Hit 'em Up," discusses violence, although it was just a diss song it still portrays violence. On the contrary, he has songs like "Keep Ya Head Up" that is meant to uplift his audience. As far as today's music you can listen to any 21 Savage songs and hear about violence and trapping. However, you can also listen to J Cole "Love Yourz" and learn to appreciate everything you have. I've learned that although Hip Hop is evolving and the sound has changed over time, Hip Hop has never lost its purpose. Hip Hop serves as an outlet for artists to shed light on the everyday realities for minorities, to express themselves, and as a form of entertainment. Hip Hop continues to do just that. In my opinion, it never died.
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Several topics resonated with me. The first topic was when we talked about Mental Health in Hip Hop. Artists that we mentioned such as Lauryn Hill I had no clue suffered from some type of mental illness. When watching her live video "A Peace of Mind" in class I could almost feel her pain. I actually listened to what she was saying.
ReplyDeleteArtist use their music as a way to express themselves and what they are actually going through but we as fans aren't really listening to it for all the right reasons. For me, the beat is what catches me. I don't pay too much attention to lyrics but after learning more about this issue I began to listen to lyrics more.
The second topic/question was "Does Hip Hop need saving"? In all honesty, I feel as if it doesn't because like many groups mentioned in their presentation...what rappers rap about now is the same stuff they rapped about back in the 80s and 90s. The content and the way it is presented is just different because of the technology that has evolved within the past decades. Many rappers today would tell you that the rappers like TuPac, Biggie, Lil' Kim and many more were their idols. The 80s and 90s rappers inspired new rappers today, that's who they looked up too. Hip Hop has made a way for so many people to show their true talents. All these artists are putting out hits whether people think its a hit or not. Hip Hop doesn't need saving because it is evolving. Hip Hop isn't dead because it is evolving. How can Hip Hop die? Hip Hop is everywhere.
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the topic that spoke to me the most was mental health. It's a very taboo and doesn't get enough attention in hip hop. Part of the problem is that the black community doesn't treat it like its a serious issue. Which is why many individuals suffer in silence and chose unhealthy ways to cure themselves. The issue will not better in the Hip hop community until, black community steps up try to help these tortured souls. Hip Hop is making strides for the better its going to take all of us from fans family and alike to come together to combat this issue
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Mental health in hip hop is the topic we discussed that resonated with me the most. Several artists have been crying out for help on songs that I know all the words to but never truly understood what they were saying. Mostly we only see these artists in the light that the media shows us they show us on their social media. We never think of them as regular people that do go through real problems and need help. Many of these artists turn to drugs to try to escape this reality. This is what the talk about in their songs but everyone seems to just focus on the drug abuse. I feel like there is no way hip hop can be dead if people are expressing themselves this deeply in their music. Hip Hop is constantly evolving and continuing to grow on an international level; people are going to hate on the next style that comes around like they have all the ones before. As long as these artists stay true to themselves and are pleasing themselves with their music the art will be alive FOREVER. Below is a link to a song by a new artist who can keep the "traditional" or 90s style of rap alive while embracing the new sound beautifully.
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All of the authors agreed to the fact that Hip Hop is not dead,it just needs redirection and I would definitely agree with this because the artist of today has potential. I feel that it is our generation that progresses and influences them to rap about just gun violence, sexuality, etc. Most older people would say that Hip Hop "back then" had meaning to it and the artist actually rapped about their true life stories but this is the same thing for the artists today. I feel like you just have to know more about the artist, because the first thing we listen to is the beat. Throughout the units the most interesting thing that resonated to me was the masculinity in Hip Hop. Most artist have to gain a face card or get their name out their by playin' the dozens on other rappers or trying to portray the fact of being "hard." I feel like Hip Hop is all about changing who you really are to fit in with the many different trends, but is this really what these artist go through behind closed doors?
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Many people may agree with hip hop isn't dead which I agree with them; hip hop just need redirection if anything. I feel like as the generation change the music change, but the concept still stays the same such as artist rapping about money, cars, and females and their life growing up. I feel like it's going to be an on going cycle when people say that hip hop doesn't have a meaning and it need saving because once your generation is used to a certain type of music then you hear like the generation after yours you can't relate because we use to the music that was out when you were growing up. Many say that rappers now and days doesn’t rap about anything and how it’s not sending out a message. Maybe if we sit and listen to people lyrics and read between the lines we might understand the message the artist is trying to send.
ReplyDeleteWhat resonated the most with me was mental illness when we talked about Lauryn Hill I never knew anything about her, but I wouldn't never have thought she was suffering from mental illness. Watching her live performance was so touching because it's like you could feel what she is going through as a woman. By her crying you knew something was going on in her life. Anyone can put on this show and make everyone think their life is so sugar and sweet but behind closed doors their going through somethings you could never imagine.
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In my opinion I don’t think hip hop needs redirection. I feel as though hip hop is just transitioning or evolving. What we are witnessing is the commercialization of hip hop and like anything else that has gone through the commercialization process, the cheap stuff that is given to the masses is not quality. Yet if you want quality you may have to look a little harder, but that doesn’t mean you turn your nose up to the cheap stuff. Hip hop is no different. I would say it is worth mentioning that, in my opinion, a good hip hop artist or rapper must have the ability to do both. We have artist like Chance the Rapper, Kendrick Lamar, and J. Cole. These artists are considered new age artists, they are just one another level from their counterparts. Cheap hip hop has become a part of pop culture, and just like the Kardashians, no matter how much you may dislike it, it seems like you cannot get rid of it. I think the topic that resonated with me the most in the third unit: Love, sickness, Death, and real-life shit. Within this unit we discussed the behind the scenes of hip hop and the hip hop artist. It was particularly interesting to me to examine some of the lyrics from rappers and finding that almost every rapper has said something regarding the instability of their mental state at some point in their career. I also found it interesting that even though the expression of artists mental state is showcased throughout the history of hip hop, mental health is still a taboo subject in the Black community. Artist like kid cuddi, Kanye, Tyler the Creator, Biggie, and Logic automatically come to my mind when discussing mental health because of their music yet people just label them as crazy or eccentric/ artistic and keep it moving. I personally think that it is because of the new age artist ability of expression that mental health is starting to be a topic of conversation in our community. Lastly, I will say that I think hip hop is just fine, the messages behind the music are still more or less the same we are just experiencing industry growing pains, if you don’t like the cheap music, don’t listen to it. We must understand hip hop is now commodified, its just a reality so now we must navigate through hip hop music like we do though life. Find what music speaks to you on a given day and keep it pushing.
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-Olivia Wright
I do no think hip hop is dead, but instead evolving. Though the current state of hip hop isn't the traditional type of hip hop, it is unique. The artist that are out now compared to many year ago provide a fresh take on hip hop and contribute a new type of art form to hip hop. During this closing unit the topic that resonated most with me was mental health. I think mental health doesn't get enough attention in hip hop and often times is swept under the rug and ignored. Many artist cry out for help in their songs but it goes unnoticed because of how its presented over a catchy beat. Many of these artists turn to drugs to try to escape this reality, this is more so acknowledged than the mental health issue.
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Hip-Hop in my opinion is not dead. Does it need redirection? Yes of course. I also believe that the message that is being conveyed to our black community needs to change. We need more rappers who give hip-hop a true meaning and try to promote unity and positivity within our black community. Our rappers need to use their platforms in order to be a good example for our young black children. By doing away with misogyny and explicit violence that is rapped about and displayed throughout hip-hop videos we work to give hip-hop a better name. An example of this is rapper Nas's video " I Know I Can." This video is very empowering to our young black community by letting black children know that they can be anything that they want to be and that they can beat the odds that have been stacked up against them by our society today.
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Hip-Hop in my opinion is not dead. Does it need redirection? Yes of course. I also believe that the message that is being conveyed to our black community needs to change. We need more rappers who give hip-hop a true meaning and try to promote unity and positivity within our black community. Our rappers need to use their platforms in order to be a good example for our young black children. By doing away with misogyny and explicit violence that is rapped about and displayed throughout hip-hop videos we work to give hip-hop a better name. An example of this is rapper Nas's video " I Know I Can." This video is very empowering to our young black community by letting black children know that they can be anything that they want to be and that they can beat the odds that have been stacked up against them by our society today.
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In my opinion, hip hop is not dead it just needs redirection and a little revamping. Many artist nowadays have great talent. I believe the topics in songs like the ghetto, females, bragging rights, cars, money, flashy clothes and jewelry are all fine but its the lyrics that makes hip hop need some revampage. All hips hops songs today consist of the use of drugs, alcohol, calling females out their name and just plainly degrading women. Basically all the music sounds alike. Like I said in my project hip hop should be more positive, like unity, black power, and uplifting women. You don't have to refer to women as bitches or hoes, we are all black queens and should be treated like one. An example of this would be Common "The Light" a lyric he said was "I’ll never call you my b*tch or even my boo, there’s so much in the name and so much more in you.”
ReplyDeleteThe topic that resonated to me the most was the mental illness in hip hop. After watching the Scarface interview in class I realized how many artist go through things and cover it up just like regular people, but they are really crying our for help through their lyrics. I know I never paid attention to word in songs, more to the beat. Not all artist express their mental illness or suicide thoughts through their music but you can infer a problem through their actions and addictions to drugs or alcohol.
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In my opinion, hip hop is not dead at all. For the first time ever, a white man has not been nominated for a Grammy for Album of the Year, and two out of the five are rap artists. I saw a tweet once that said "90s rap spoke on being the drug dealer, and today's rap speaks on being the drug user. So which is worse?" And I think this is very true because today's rap speaks on mostly the same things that old rap use to, just in a different and more highlighted manner. My feelings towards rap today can be explained through the song "Everybody Dies" by J Cole which speaks on mumble rappers and how they have changed the direction of hip hop.
ReplyDeleteThe topic that resonated with me the most is misogyny in hip hop. I never truly realized how much I was immune to the misogyny and hyper-sexualization in hip hop until we started speaking on this topic. These artists say such terrible things nowadays and it doesn’t even have an affect on people's emotions anymore. Doing my final project and finding the crazy lyrics that I did were just terrible and the worst part about it is, that these type of lyrics are never going to stop being created because they have no impact on our morals anymore. I found a TedTalk with Lecrae named "Heroes and Villains: Is hip-hop a cancer or a cure?" which spoke on misogyny in hip hop and how they are main perpetrators of villainous ideas and how they have the opportunity and impact to make a change towards promoting better ideals.
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Hip hop, in my opinion, is not dead. However it does need redirection. That redirection needs to occur within the public. Ultimately, we determine what is being played mainstream because it is based on what we like and will buy. This became very apparent to me after reading the article "Who Said Hip Hop Was Dead?" by Christopher Vito. A lot of the lyrics in this article resonated with me. but specifically the verse from the "Watch out Remix" by Immortal Technique stood out because to me it further explained the issue with mainstream music. Based on some of the final projects we watched, it seemed like a lot of students felt like the hip hop being put out today didn't have much meaning. I really feel like if this generation is looking for hip hop with a message we have to stop glorifying these songs being pushed into mainstream and take time to listen to lyrics and not just the beat. Issa distraction.
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I 100% agree with you! Hip Hop dose not need saving it needs new direction. If Rap was dead then Kendrick Would not have one of the best selling albums this year. Rap needs a new direction! saving it wont change anything
DeleteAfter watching everyone's videos and hearing there opinions on why hip hop isn't dead I can honestly say I agree. In our video we expressed that hip hop can be saved. I truly believe it can be. The artists that share powerful messages just have to step up and block out glamorizing the use of drugs and alcohol. The glamorization of drugs and alcohol in my opinion have the power to dead hip hop. The youth are listening and doing what they hear in music. For most music is a outlet and regardless of doing what they hear in the music they listen to it is still subconsciously being embedded in their heads and can influence their emotions. Fore example, in the song Gucci Gang by Lil Pump he says "My bitch love do cocaine, ooh (ooh)","My lean cost more than your rent, ooh (it do)". Once again glamorizing the use of drugs and alcohol. In this case, LIl Pump recently overdosed on drugs. I'm pretty sure his label won't put out a statement advising his fans not to follow in his footsteps.
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The topic that resonated with me the most is mental health in hip hop. I never realized how many artisits talk about their personal struggles in their songs. I wish that these artist had more backing from their labels to get the help they need. I also wish they felt more comfortable getting help. Listeners don't always listen to the lyrics fully so we overlook these artists pain and dismiss it as just being a song. When really its a cry for help.
"I see no changes, wake up in the morning and I ask myself:
"Is life worth living? Should I blast myself?"" These lyrics are from the song Changes by Tupac. This may not necessarily be mental illness, but trauma can trigger it. Which is why these artists need people they feel comfortable enough to talk to.
Lastly, I do think Hip Hop can be saved and is being saved. Hip Hop is evolving and is introducing artists who have messages to share. Whether it is what I prefer to listen to or whether it is hip hop I'm not used to. There is room for everyone and we'll just have to watch and see.
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DeleteAfter this class I do see Hip Hop in a totally different way now. I truly believe that Hip Hop is not dead but rather needs to be in a redirected. Now not all new hip hop is bad from a revenue and business standpoint Hip Hop is flourishing. Rappers like Drake ,Kendrick ,J.Cole and Chance for example are having Multi platinum success and high honor nominees at the Grammy's. So from that stand point its not dead however from a lyrical standpoint something has got to give. I can only list a handful that is actually doing something. After that I cant seem to connect to anyone on radio. Yes i will say that the drugs and violence has always a topic in Rap. However the delivery is different If Im going to listen to a negative topic the delivery better be fire. Ill use 50 Cent Many Men he is talking about killing and shooting but his flow and delivery is amazing and I love it despite its negative meaning. The delivery of hip hop needs to be redirected. The unit that touched me the most was the feemece unit. The future of female hip hop will not change because its male ran. After Nicki time is over I believe the female hip hop will end up like Rock n Roll and disco its going to die. Its going to be gone but never forgotten!So overall Hip Hop needs not to be saved but redirected and needs a change in delivery.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZ1S59ukQpE This is talking about top 10 female rappers of all time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CCRJ7IaVgs this video Jay Z is talking about the future of Rap and how the business is ran and where is it going.
Taking this class has given me a slightly different perspective when it comes to the current state of hip-hop. Prior to being exposed to the material (videos, readings) etc. I thought that hip-hop had gone downhill to a point of no return. However, I now feel that hip-hop is doing what it has always done; reinventing itself. Every generation of artists take hip-hop into a new direction, and though some may not enjoy each phase, the positive is that, the phase will eventually come to an end to make room for the next generation. The good thing is that Hip-hop music is still around and it doesn't appear to be going anywhere anytime soon. Independent Hip-hop is a new trend, which is thought to give artists a degree of freedom that is not available to non-independent artists. Though I agree that independent artists reap some advantages, there are many disadvantages as well. When artists deny the big wigs in the industry, they often become the victims of ostracization and often face a variety of obstacles in an effort to maintain total control over their careers. I believe independence is worth the effort though because it shows the major labels and the industry overall that if artists cant get what they deserve by partnering, then they will go after it alone. This, in the end may force changes within the industry as they lose money when artist decline to sign on the dotted line. What resonated the most to me from the units was misogyny and hypersexualization. I never paid attention to how blatantly hip-hop disrespects women, specifically black women. I also didn't realize how female artist who decline to participate in sexualizing themselves have less success and fame. An example of this kind of artist is Rhapsody.
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When starting this class I knew nothing about hip hop. I honestly use to think hip hop today was not as good as it was previously. Which I still do believe hip hop in the 90s are better than hip hop in the 2010s. But I do not believe hip hop is totally dead. Hip hop changes throughout the years. It is not meant for hip hip to be the same throughout the years.
ReplyDeleteBut through out this whole semester, the topics that resonated with me the most would b the mental health in hip hop and hypersexualization. Of course as I stated before the mental health issue in hip hop sticks me the most due to my situation. It is hard to believe that these celebrities go through the same thing we go through daily. But it is just ten times worst due to the fact any wrong move they might take can be captured on picture. The hypersexualization in hip hop is normal now. Just about every male and female rap artist uses sex in some type of way. When a student made their presentation and they talk about Trina and her sexuality in hip hop, it took me by surprise. The whole interview with breakfast and how she did not take offense to them saying they have masturbated to her before. I would have took offense to it but she is the type of artist and woman our children look up to.
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This Unit was very inspiring being that the main topic of discussion was that is does hip hop need saving and what is the future of Hip Hop. What stuck with me during this chapter is the different stages that hip hop has gone through. From a period of conscious rappers and female rappers who had a lot to talk about and artist like lil kim and foxy brown who brought the sexual edge to hip hop. That time in hip hop was real and the artist worked hard to get there and from the various of presentations that I was able to view a lot other felt that way as well. We are now in a time where if you look good and have the body people will listen to you even if you sound horrible. If the beat is nice and you can dance to it the artist could be saying that craziest of things and still people will listen to. This unit taught me that even though every artist has their own style and genre some of the music today is not all that is cracked up to be.
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This unit taught me that hip hop was never dead. For years, my peers and I, have been influenced by hip hop in one or more forms. During this semester I've heard that many of my classmates favorite artist range from Missy Elliot to Jay-Z. During our age ranges from 18 -22 these artist and many more have dropped classic albums and videos. Hip Hop is an evolving genre and has evolved the most out of any other genre if you ask me. While in class, I often asked myself, "Why isn't Rock, Country, and Gospel ever questioned as a genre?" I think that because the genres haven't changed and they continue to remain consistent, but hip hop has changed thru generations.
ReplyDeleteThe unit that resonated with me more was the one when we discussed record labels, Uncle and the Deans. One day I would love to have my own record label and I plan to be as legendary as these pioneers. It was inspiring to hear about their stories and I can't wait to be able to talk about mine.
Even today the older rappers are judging the new rappers below is a video of how 21 Savage responds to Pete Rock's opinion on the new rappers and T.I. responds to him.
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I do not think that Hip-Hop is dead. I feel like we have the same music now as we did back then. Back then we had our conscious rap with Biggie and Tupac and now we have our conscious rappers which are Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole. Then with Uncle Luke there was booty shaking music and we have twerk music so I feel like it's all the same just a different era. I think that it would be hard to redirect Hip-Hop with the way it is marketed but there can always be a change made we just have to come together to make the change. Out of all our units the one that stuck out most to me is the unit about real life shit. Hearing about TuPac and the way he was raised, watching the jail interview, watching the Scareface interview and reading parts of is book were the best parts for me. To me this unit was the unit that I could relate to the most. Instead of their music being about drugs, money and weed they made them about more real things.
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