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That, in fact, is the argument that was made regarding the hip-hop discussion when it made its rounds at Harvard last week. The popular documentary “Beyond Beats and Rhymes,” directed by up-and-coming filmmaker Byron Hurt, was shown to a packed crowd on this very campus and featured a number of the industry’s biggest names weighing in on the topic of hip-hop. Not surprisingly, we, as overzealous Harvard students, turned out in droves. But in places outside of liberal college campuses, the ‘issue?...
Around the same time that CNN tried to paint a broad stroke on the hip-hop canvas last week, it also took a zoomed in approach, airing another piece about the difficulties being faced by gay rappers in the industry. The featured artist, “Deadlee,” doesn’t have an upcoming release, a major-label deal, or any real reason to get airtime. Sure, openly gay rappers are about as common as openly gay NBA players (though the Tim Hardaways in the rap game are far more prevalent), but a report...
...while you can’t really fault a network for doing what it needs to do to try and boost ratings, the issues that most capture the hearts and minds of the people in this country cannot be captured on vinyl or CD. Hip-hop, as much as I love it, is no Iraq war, no global warming, and no abortion debate. It’s just music...
Make no mistake, however. While I’m tired of the detrimental coverage that hip-hop has received, the genre is still a great, great love of mine. Common’s own love affair with hip-hop might be in the past, but for me, it’s still going strong. I’m not in agreement with Nas—hip-hop is alive and well, and I’m loving every lyric...
...possible to love the music without embracing the unconstructive images that it undoubtedly creates? The answer is a resounding yes; it just takes some perspective. Sure, some say hip-hop demeans women, bashes gays, and perpetuates negative black stereotypes. But it’s not real life, and most people realize this. Besides, we do have a way to make the stuff we don’t like go away. In the same way a frustrated Congress has the power to alter an unjust war by adjusting the President’s funds, we as consumers can make hip-hop...