Back in the early 1980s, hip hop was new and fresh and explored a lot of things that had not, at the time, been explored before in urban culture! However, a lot of critics felt that hip hop would suffer the same fate that fell on its predecessor Disco: Extinction.
Yet, more than 30 years has passed since the Sugar Hill Gang released that hit song that started it all "Rapper's Delight"...
...and what do we have to show for it....
Now, don't get me wrong. I'm all for Austic Kids making a run at rapping, but this is seriously getting out of hand! Hip hop isn't the same as it was when it first began. Instead of having songs that got people dancing or reflecting on the struggles of inner city living, I gotta deal with a white kid from a gated community outside Toronto thinking that just listening to 3 Jay-Z albums makes him suited to be the world's next rapper!
Oddly enough, a legit white musical internet sensatiton, Jon Lajoie (by the way, go look up some of his stuff on YouTube, hilarious!) broke down what the future of hip hop might end up being! I just love the detail he puts into it!
But folks, it wasn't always like this. A long time ago, the music was great! Even when you take a quick look back at the 90s, you could almost start seeing Hip Hop going through an almost college lesbian experiment before it could find it's true voice! Also, we got a quick glimpse of Eazy E before the AIDS got 'em!
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Is Hip Hop dead? Probably so, but it's great just to see others attempt to try to bring it back! And while they try, we'll keep on laughing at even the silliest thing a rapper tries to do!
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