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Old 08-16-2014, 05:57 PM   #25 (permalink)
Soulflower
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Originally Posted by djchameleon View Post


You say no one has mentioned socially conscious music then go on to talk about the struggles of the inner city, poverty and racism. The hip hop that you give credit for being the beginning of hip hop is only socially conscious in your opinion.
I think you are misunderstanding my point.

I said the reason why Hip Hop was created was due to poverty, racism and struggles the inner city black youth experienced.

How did you get conscious hip hop music out of that?


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Originally Posted by djchameleon View Post
The whole movement is based off of your own words. Hip hop evolves over time and you/others might not be satisfied with it's current incarnation but it's still hip hop regardless of your opinion on it.
The RAP music playing on the radio is not Hip Hop. Hip Hop consits of a wide range of topics but the music playing on the radio is not Hip Hop because it does not accurately reflect the culture or African Americans. It does the exact opposite.

The current rap mainstream music is a corporate operation, NOTHING to do with Hip Hop.
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