Re: Does hip-hop make one's life better??

Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2003 17:40:51 -0400 (EDT)
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As I see it, Hip Hop music when done properly can be life-altering. I
tell anyone that asks me, "why do you read so much?". I answer simply,
Hip Hop music as done by many of the acts in the mid-late '80s to the
early '90s definitely had a major hand in helping shape my worldview a
thirst for knowledge. Other than my parents and grandmother, Hip Hop
artists and some of their views were instrumental in me being who I am.
If you're of a positive nature, typically, positivity and happiness will
most likely follow you. You ever notice(most recently with Beanie Sigel)
that most ALL of the contemporary so-called heavyweight MCs are
surrounded in controversy at a time when Hip Hop is everywhere? I don't
believe it to be a coincidence. Even if you believe that there's a "Hip
Hop task force", no one's making them pull the trigger or any of that
mess. Whenever there's social commentary needed from a Hip Hop
perspective, never would they ask Snoop Dogg or Khia. Hmmm... In short,
when Hip Hop is done properly it does help to make you a better person.
And so goes you as a person---so goes your life. Akrobatik's "Balance",
"Remind My Soul" and "Front Steps" are as deep yet as simple as it gets
about the power of a good Hip Hop banger. PEACE!