Hip Hop: Art or Poison?
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Started by DawnDickson
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Feb 2007
DawnDickson
Columbus, OH
CNN explores hip hop and the impact of the negative images in videos and the lyrics. The record labels, music execs, and television stations thrive off of americas facination with urban culture. If these videos were so offensive, why does the FCC continue to air them? If these lyrics are so derogitory, why do the labels continue to put millions behind these artists? BECAUSE its a multi billion dollar industry! The powers that be dont care about if they are poisoning are youth as long as that register keeps ringing. I think the media needs to focus less on these artists who are merely rapping about their life experiences (negative and positive) and go after who is really putting this stuff on air....
Hip Hop is most definately art, some offensive, some not. But if you study art and music history some of the most impactful works were some of the most offensive and controversial works of their time. The messages and images in hip hop are no different that way you hear in pop, rock, or see on any given night on HBO, Cinemax or network TV for that matter!! They take the worst of hip hop, the most offensive of all the good and splash it all over TV as a way to influence our young blacks and send a message to them that this is the life they should lead. The media and netorks control what songs are popular...remember they didnt want Kanye to come out with 'Jesus Walks' -- they'd much rather have us talk about how low our chains hang! or some damn chicken noodle soup! Hip Hop artists make some GREAT music with messages to motivate and inspire BUT the ART doesnt get the airplay, they would rather have us DRINK POISON and **** ourselves.
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I was interested in this report the moment I saw it advertised on CNN.
It is upsetting that what began as a movement to educate and uplift has turned into what it is now - another way to capitalize on selling shock value. Unfortunately, this is the American way... look at our TV programming. The most superficial shows always seem to top the ratings.
True hip hop is not about selling tired stereotypes and mediocre artistry. Unfortunately most of the world is so used to it they can't tell the difference.
I didn't see or hear about the hip hop thing, so I can only talk about me. I like some hip hop and some I don't like. But, what I really don't like is when people stereotype it simply because it falls under that genre.
It's ignorant to say that it's bad because it's hip hop. Its bad or good based on a lot of things, but don't say that the music my people are known for introducing is just BAD.
I love my church folks, but they are notorious for this one!
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I gotta agree with joyce on this one. Some hip hop is great music, some not. But you're going to find that with any genre. Just like some of hip hop is ignorent, some of it can be really uplifting and intellectual. I feel that hip hop is an art form that requires an extremely high level of intelligence and creativity to execute, if done tastefully and correctly. I know I couldn't come up with enough words that rymed to fill 16 bars nonetheless an entire song. Not to mention the difficulties I'd have with cadance, enunciation, and the figurative language that goes into it. Of course most hip hop artist don't recongnize they're doing all this, but the creativity one must have to accomplish what they do on a daily is mind blowiong, so they get all the propz in the world from me.
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YoungPhenom4TheFuture wrote:I gotta agree with joyce on this one. Some hip hop is great music, some not. But you're going to find that with any genre. Just like some of hip hop is ignorent, some of it can be really uplifting and intellectual. I feel that hip hop is an art form that requires an extremely high level of intelligence and creativity to execute, if done tastefully and correctly. I know I couldn't come up with enough words that rymed to fill 16 bars nonetheless an entire song. Not to mention the difficulties I'd have with cadance, enunciation, and the figurative language that goes into it. Of course most hip hop artist don't recongnize they're doing all this, but the creativity one must have to accomplish what they do on a daily is mind blowiong, so they get all the propz in the world from me.
