Hip Hop is dead…
I was recently invited to a show. One of my co-workers “manages” a start up record company and has several acts on the label. I went out to the show in an attempt to show some love and to help support some up and coming talent. I am a hip-hop head. I was raised on it and even dabble in it myself from time to time so I like to think that I know what I’m talking about when it comes to Hip-Hop. My observances at the show lead me to the following conclusion. HIP-HOP IS TRULY DEAD!
I say this not speaking in a vacuum. The things I observed at this small show are indicative of Hip-Hop as a whole now-a-days, and are rampant throughout the industry. The thing that I find most disturbing is that when you begin to see many of the problems that plague “main stream” Hip-Hop reflected in the “underground” arena, it then becomes painfully obvious that she(Hip-Hop) is terminally ill.
Hip-Hop is on life support, with breathing tubes, I.V’s, the works. I’ll drive my point home with these notes: Continue Reading
