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Every culture has its origin – the creation of its language/slang, dress code, creed, cosine, religions, music, traditions and its code of conduct. Hip Hop is no different. It is initially a black (African-American) culture with roots going back to Africa and slavery. Invented by African Americans at the end of the Civil Rights Movement, it embodies the entirety of the black experience within the western system. Over the years this culture evolved into several art forms such as Political Activism, Poetry and Spoken Word, DJing, Graffiti, Break Dancing and Rapping. It also gave rise to fashion trends that spread across the world. Today, this culture has influenced the music and film industry and converted millions of people from various other culture on every corner of the earth.
Invented by African Americans at the end of the Civil Rights Movement, it embodies the entirety of the black experience within the western system.”
Outside the United States, the shared love and admiration for Hip Hop has driven several generations of youths to support the market from a distance while making contributions to the ever-evolving culture. Some have created their own brand of Hip Hop that is true to their environment. For Example, French Hip Hop, Spanish, Dutch Hip Hop, African Hip Hop, Russian Hip Hop, Chinese Hip Hop, Indian Hip Hop, etc. These forms of Hip Hop are not as popular as the Anglo-Saxon Hip Hop of Canada and the UK, but they do exist as variations of the influence of African-American culture in other countries. Essential is the power of Hip Hop.
The hunger for commercial successes in the musical aspect of Hip Hop has led some people to overlook the important elements of the culture. Some are not even aware of the importance of the cultural issue of Hip Hop as a whole. Some are not aware that the music (as merry as it may sound) actually celebrates lavish trends associated with success AFTER LIVING IN THE CULTURE OF HIP HOP.
And this dear success came to an Africans who became slaves, slaves who became free and freed person who was then plagued by racism, police brutality, racial profiling, prejudice and other injustice and poverty in the free world created the culture of Hip Hop. Hip Hop culture has evolved from an endearment of the systems that often discriminated against the so-called lower class – hence the terms; ghetto, hood and so forth.
Hip Hop took all the negative stereotypes against the black community and made a trend out of those stereotypes – deflowering words like Nigger from being the psychological code that intimidates blacks thereby creating a culture that defies the meandering definitions of who we are as a people. Add art to this, and you have an unstoppable spirit that is bigger than any idea the free world has ever known for entertainment.
And this dear success came to an Africans who became slaves, slaves who became free and freed person who was then plagued by racism, police brutality, racial profiling,…”
I wrote a blog called “The Correct Look for a Real Hip Hop Head.” Many of my readers encouraged me to publish the article in a book. I’m glad to announce that my upcoming book which will be released with my new album on 12-12-12, will contain some of these articles from my blog. This album is all about representing hip-hop to the fullest because I see that there is propaganda going against hip-hop right now.
This has always been the case. This new phase is targeting the newer generation who may not ever know the true essence of the culture or understand why it is vital for them not to get is-schooled against the traditions. They are fighting us with the pen and the computer, so we have matched that courage with our own pens and calculators. Below you will find the Blog I wrote on Real Hip Hop Heads. When people exploit the culture commercially, we must demand that they pay homage to show that they recognize where it came from.*
