Don’t blame hip-hop
Watch & Learn - “Who blames Hip Hop?”
NAS says hip-hop is dead. Well I’m here to tell you a lot of things have died over the years that have lead to the demise of hip-hop. What about self-respect? Chivalry? Dignity? Responsibility? It appears that hip-hop is a reflection of the values and morals that we have lost as a community, culture, and family, so don’t blame hip-hop. Maybe, people are more aware because we can see our self destruction in television, movies, music, and more importantly in the kids and young adults we see in our neighborhoods and city streets.
I’m not going to say that hip-hop is dead because I don’t believe that. It might just be in the emergency room. In some ways it is reaching new heights by allowing some artist to go from the streets to the boardroom, exposing corner hustlers to other cultures and continents, encouraging people to dream, motivating people to pursue those dreams, and going from hood to Hollywood. (Notice: I didn’t mention getting rich or making money. I’ll talk about that on another blog.)
All that is great, but it just isn’t reaching it full potential on a consistent basis. But I feel the same about people. Some people have the potential to do more with their lives than what they are currently doing, yet they settle. We accept what they are given, when we should expect more from themselves, our relationships, our families, our kids, our communities, our government…oh, and somewhere on that list is our music. If we can save some of our dying morals and values, we will save more than just hip-hop.
