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Old 08-16-2014, 06:14 PM   #28 (permalink)
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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?

Conscious hip hop music deals and discusses those issues that's how I get to that point. Rapper's delight was created because of the struggles of inner city black youth? No, it was created in a party atmosphere.


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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.
You have a very narrow view of what hip hop music is and it's so much more than that.
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