Hip Hop Music: The Greatest Invention By The Black Mind
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Hip Hop is rhythm, Hip Hop is poetry, Hip Hop is soul, Hip Hop is Jazz. Hip Hop is Universal. Hip-Hop music is truly a creation Africans need to be proud of.
In its early years, it was primarily a black content but look at us now, WE RULE THE MUSIC INDUSTRY.
The foundation of the five fundamentals of hip hop which include the knowledge of MCing or Rapping, Djing, Beat boxing, graffiti and dancing have been the backbone of the evolving genre for the past 30 years which is really catching up in this side of the world. Nigeria and other African countries have mastered the act of MCing, Djing which are the major two of the five fundamentals.
Hip hop music changed the way many people viewed their society. Unfortunately, rap music is not perceived by many reserved conservatives as an art form but as a fad which they hope will soon fade away. Rap music is more of an art form and a culture that has existed for more than 30 years and WILL NEVER FADE AWAY.
Enough of appreciating one of the greatest inventions by a black mind , let’s talk about the woes?; Hip-Hop music not only changed the way Blacks were viewed in society, it also had a major role on how they treated themselves and most importantly their women.
Gang related activities, extravagant lifestyles and more annoying degrading and taking advantage of the misogynistic treatment of women and calling them vulgar names like “whores and bitches’’. These songs have a huge effect on women who listen to hip-hop as well as the men who also feel that they can treat their women like the artists in the song/video.
As we listen to hip-hop music though good or bad we should still be proud of the evolution and process that has been made from this dynamic invention. Since the creation of hip-hop many different cultures and races have been united as well as divided.
Like M.I Abaga said in ‘The Box’ off his IM3 mixtape – ‘Hip Hop is your story, Hip Hop is your feeling, Hip Hop is whatever you say it is’.
The main purpose of hip-hop is to express your story and deliver your message to whoever listens to your music.
Historically, it gave African Americans a chance to create new genre of music that allowed people of all backgrounds to tell stories about the hood, a girl they liked or how black people need to become more united.
