Beware of the Rap and Hiphop Judges!!

Yo, I came across this article talking about the creativity in today's music and I was shocked. I'm tellin' you folks. Hiphop is under attack. Read this:

Counterpoint: Creativity In Today's Music - Opinion & Editorial: "Black Folk's music is travailing in creativity. Rap has dominated having no good purpose. Consequently, the music is recycled, lyrical contents are shallow, and it's onedimensional. Historically, black people are renowned for their musical influence on the world. Black musical creativity extends from musical instruments to the majority of musical genres (Gospel, Rhythm and Blues, Soul, Funk, and Rap) that touch every aspect of the black experience while creating musical balance. Moreover, drums, horns, guitars, etc. are imperative to the expression of that experience. Unfortunately, since Hip Hop has become the dominant genre, black music has become one dimensional, stifling the balance and benefits of the others. The rhythms of R&B, Soul and Funk are gratifying and timeless; therefore sampling and remixing their tunes is undoubtedly the reason for Hip Hop's success and longevity. However, over time this has led blacks from musical innovation of the past. Most urban artists exercise no instrumental talent, so they are unable to bring raw melodies into existence. Instead, rap artists have convinced themselves that sampling beats and remixing is innovative. Besides lacking musical innovation, lyrical content is shallow. There is no depth because"

Now this writer obviously hasn't had much exposure to the full Kulture of Hiphop because she chooses to attack the music and how its affecting certain people. She stated that the music is one-dimensional and shallow. Maybe she's been watching BET to get her opinion of Hiphop. I don't know but I can tell she doesn't have a clue.

Let's forgive her for being ignorant first of all. As the older folks say, "If you knew better, you'd do better" and this certainly applies.

But see, I can only blame her ignorance on us. Mainstream Rap music is filled with junk. Sometimes it's like opening a piece of junk mail and buying into it every 3 to 5 minutes. Rap music has become commercialized, criminalized, and just basically thugged-out, pimped-out and hoe'd out. But Hiphop is more than that!

With the way commercialism works, most people like the author of this article don't get to experience any other types of rap music or any other forms of Hiphop like real DeeJaying, Emceeing, Break Dancing, Graff Art & Fashion. She did mention some of these aspects of Hiphop (which she assumes Rap and Hiphop are the same things) but her whole article was just negative.

I can say in defense of Hiphop, that it saved me from who knows what. I could have been a completely different person. None of these types of effects of being Hiphop did the author cover and a real Hiphoppa know the Truth when He sees it.

Let me know what you think about this "opinion". Peace!!!

Let's Make It Happen!!!

Mello Melanin, The Hot Instrumentalist
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