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Oh - one more thing...
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Don't trip...I love ol school hip hop fashion. You won't catch me rocking ol school hair styles or jewelry, though. :D If I can find my brothers' African medallions boxed up at the crib, I'm gonna start rockin those again. That's sure to confuse some people. |
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Dag..... all this talk is making me nostalgic. We had FUN back then. These kids don't know what fun is. But then again....I'm sure our elders will tell us the same thing....:cool:
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There are artists out there that continue to create real, thought-provoking music with lyrics and beats that will stand the test of time, as opposed to those songs that are here today, gone tomorrow (To that list, I would add someone like Del). But as with other genres of art, it is rare that those people are widely appreciated in their time. I guess the other question is how is "art" being defined? |
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Hold up don't forget the ponytail on the side of your head with the baby hair all slicked down to your face. Or the jordache jeans with the yellow or light blue stitching with the shirt to match the stitching. And don't forget the bubblegum reeboks and the two pairs of thick socks that were color coordinated to your outfit.:D :D :D |
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You are too funny! @ baby hair slicked down |
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You're right to make the distinction between rap and hip hop....I'd describe rap as the audio portion (lyrics...djing...music) of the entire hip hop culture. Although many of us use the two terms interchangably. As for the definition of art, I'd use Webster's definition: "...the conscious use of skill and creative imagination; or an aesthetic object produced as an artistic effort". |
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*doesn't want to admit that every once in a while she goes off into the wop, if she's not careful* |
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Thank You! The mysoginistic and negative images are definitely not just recent, they are just more widely accepted and commonly seen. And in no way were most of the lyrics socially uplifiting, please! I listened to rap tough in the 80's and the 90's it was headed downhill long ago. Still like to bump some of it though... |
Poison or Art???
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A few months ago, my sister and I were discussing this very subject. We talked about the good ole days y'all mentioned here, when hip hop was fun, and nobody was dying over it, and women were being respected. To me, it's not fun anymore. I miss the Heavy D, Dana Dane, UTFO, fun music that hip hop used to bring. Now it's gotten away from that. A lot of it is disrespectful to women and the videos are borderline porn. There are some who remain true to the quality and integrity of those who came before. But I can't take another shake ya a**, I got money and you don't, look at me make a fool of myself song in the name of hip-hop. Don't get me wrong, I know that everything must change. But all change isn't good. I remember when I was coming up, I could listen to a lot of hip hop music in front of my mother. She even liked some of it. But when a classmate gave me an Eazy-E album for my birthday, I had no idea what I was in for. I remember when Mama came home early and heard me playing my Eazy-E. She said, "Girl! What the hell is that?!" I told her it was a birthday gift and it's a new rapper. She said, "That ain't rap! It's trash! Turn it off and put on some LL Cool J. What happened to the other stuff you listen to?" What could I say? I have much respect to the genuine artists of this genre of music who manage to do the damn thing without compromising the true art of hip-hop. But then there are those bafoonish, so-called entertainers who manage to make a mockery of hip-hop music in its entirety. Bottom line: I miss the good ole days!
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*apologizing now for not reading every single post*
I saw the CNN special on Rap music and I'll say this: DuBois said that art is supposed to be propaganda. If we were to apply that to rap music today I would say its poison. There is nothing on the radio today that was created to advance the movement or Black folks. |
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