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...when used carefully, one of hip-hop??s greatest strengths is its ability to assimilate a mind-boggling diverse variety of source material. The next time you hear someone complain about how all rap “sounds the same,” have them check out one of these tracks...
...sound fresh and new. Not so on this album’s ill-fated “reunion” cut “Supreme Supreme,” which only succeeds in reminding the listener that the members of the once “best alliance in hip hop?? have lost their old-school sensibilities even as they gained album sales.The worst part is that Talib’s lyrics are still there, but he refuses to refine his production or songwriting. “Drugs, Basketball, & Rap” falls prey to the same fate...
...There is no better description of the man, the myth, the legend of the RZA, then this excerpt from an interview with Method Man, on “Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers),” the Clan’s debut LP. Hip-hop??s original dynasty, the Wu-Tang clan—which includes the RZA, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Method Man, GZA and others—brought a new sound and philosophy to late ’80s/early ’90s hip-hop??The Wu-Tang Manual...
Banjoko also attributed hip-hop??s rise to cutbacks in the funding for art programs in the “education establishment,” which inspired African-American youth to create new forms of art as self-expression and rebellion...
...culture provides the framework through which black people can enact change in American society, by virtue of hip hop??s ability to transcend race, gender, and class. Hip hop serves as a medium for conversation of all people because of the diversity of its audience; it is reported that over 80 percent of the purchasers of hip hop music are not black. Hip hop dominates media outlets, fashion, sports, artwork, and popular lexicon. Hip hop also serves as an effective tool to politically engage and mobilize youth, as evidenced by Russell Simmons’ Hip Hop Action Network...