What happened to Hip hop and its original art form?
From the time I can remember, Hip Hop was all about being original. If you copied or duplicated someone else's style in public, correct me if I'm wrong, but that's called biting. I'll say it again, that's biting. These were the rules of the game you just didn't violate.
Check it. Big Daddy Kane, did not try to emulate Kool Moe Dee, simply because , he was the smooth operator." Eric B and Rakim, wasn't talking about what run Dmc was rapping about either. Run DMC was rocking, "my A-didas," and had everyone rocking shell-toe Adidas with thick shoe strings. I know, because I was one of them. Can you Imagine '87 LL cool J, trying to produce the same like image as Doug E Fresh, the original human beat box? Imagine headlines, " Momma said knock you out," artist now turned get fresh crew/ human beat boxer." I know you wouldn't be feeling that at all, neither would I.
So what happened to hip hop?
As hip hop grew and expanded beyond blacks, inner city cultures, ghettos, and into suburban white areas, Beverly Hills, other countries and more, it evolved into something good and something bad. Let me explain both sides, just bare with me a little you hip hop junkies
The something good.
Hip hop, was only looked at as a "black thing," In the early beginnings and was only targeted to blacks. Suburban America and other countries didn't know what type of art form of music this was, and/so by nature, we fear or hate what we don't understand, stereo typed it. But with the lyrical content produced, hip hop could not be ignored. Songs like I need love " by LL cool J, touched many worldwide, especially young adults looking for love. And even entertaining songs like "the overweight lovers in the house," By Heavy D. He made every overweight guy feel good about himself just from that one song. These were songs with no color boundaries that easily penetrated into the masses. With the originality still being the core of hip hop, constantly showing diversity within the music, the masses adjusted and adapted. The good image of hip hop influenced suburban area kids to listen to hip hop and some even rapped. Latinos, Chinese, and people worldwide adapted its culture.
The something bad.
Now that hip hop has penetrated the masses and is now a common selection of music, it's originality form declined. Now, more artist are in it for the money and not the art form of music itself. Today everyone sounds like the next guy, or their lyrical content is weak with no creativity, and by me being hip hop's #1 fan, it hurts me with a passion.
So in conclusion, please bring real hip hop lovers back to the front of the industry, and not behind closed doors. "I want the Michael Jordan's of Hip Hop back."
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» left by ken from Ohio (186 days 1 hour ago.)
I love this article becuase it talks the truth of hip hop and what's happened. Man keep up the good work brotha
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