How has the hip-hop music revolution affected the black community?

Answer 1

Well, in the beginning it gave us a voice.
Now there are only a select few that have anything to say worth listening to:
Talib Kweli
Mos Def
Common
Dead Prez
The Roots
There are more, but I doubt you really even care or will check them out.
You should re-phrase the question: How has the hip-hop music revolution affected the white community?
I would be curious to see the responses.

Answer 2

Among whites, it has increased our negative outlooks towards blacks and continues the intolerance these two races harbor towards one another. First of all the young blacks whom find this kind of racist crap appealing are told "rap/hiphop" is Black Culture and it's not. It isn't really even a "Black" thing as it got big initially by white promoters who saw a way to make money of this nonsense. Black culture is the music of Africa (Marian Makeba, Olatunji, etc.) jazz, the Blues, Gospel and even rock 'n' roll or country which
they ably share with musicians of other races. There is a total lack of art, music, talent and intelligence in this genre. I was absolutely stunned by the beating of Rodney King and sorry he was brutalized, but when I hear that some hiphop dude got shot, I think so what, these "gangstas" are neither African nor American. This non-art form will continue to keep our average Arican Americans out of mainstream society and into drugs even worse than the dropouts of the '60's ever did. If it's just a passing youth trademark, I'm hoping they'll get over it just like we discarded drug use 20 years later, as I don't see any Rosa Parks, Martin Luther Kings, Halle Berry's, Tina Turners or Ledbelly's emerging from a criminal plague.

Answer 3

First off the fake Ronald Reagan is wrong as always. How could they represent 98% of the Black population when most of the popular rap artists are from New York, Altanta, Chicago, New Orleans and California. Black people live in every state in this country dumb a$$. Take a math class and learn statistics before you open your ignorant mouth. Second, Hip-hop music has done both positive and negative things for the community...just like any other form of music...so why generalize one type.

Answer 4

When hip hop first started it was a way for black teens to talk about the things that were happening to the community and make it mainstream. If you listen to early hip hop (the best kind), you will hear about the crackheads, the violence, etc, but not in a glamorized way like today. For instance Grandmaster flash "the message" was written to get people to listen to the violence that was going on in poor areas and the police brutality. But instead of something proactive being done about, the lifestyle became glamorized.
Now fastforward to rap today, which I think is pure garbage, except for a few (i.e lupe fiasco), The things they talk about in the songs are a highly glamorized depiction of what goes on in the hood, and yes it does give people who don't live in the hood a false pretense of what the hood is about. Half the people I know who live in the hood (myself included) can't wait to get out and make something of themselves. Also the false image of "ballin" has been given to urban youths who look up to rappers and they want the cars, clothes, jewelery, etc. And often times they will do anything to get it (i.e. selling drugs, applying for credit cards, etc), It also in my opinion that rap of today has given women a lower sense of self worth, some women see these girls in the video and idolize them, I remember one day being disgusted seeing my 6 yr. old niece gyrating to a video and her mother (who was 16 when she had her) encouraging her on. So it's my opinion that today's mainstream rap does more negative than good.

Answer 5

It has been to the detriment to our society. It has limited the dreams of our children. Now, the majority of the children either want to be rappers, or sports stars. On the challenge team of my former school, the majority either wanted to be either doctors, or lawyers. I'd say that 90% of them don't have a chance. The extremely smart at my school (me and like five other people on my team), especially me, are shunned for trying to be "white" (speaking good English), as well as for having a 138 (very gifted category) i.q., as well as the fact that I knew, or quickly learned all the stuff that we were taught at my school. The "in club" spoke some of the worst English that you will ever hear in your life. Over all, the bad thing about it is not that it portrays the black community, but that little kids are trying to their absolute best to be like these fools. And as we go on, I fear the worst for my community.

Answer 6

Unfortunately I have to say that the hip hop of today has done way more hard than it has done good

Answer 7

Is the use of jenkem part of the hip hop culture? I would be interested to know

Answer 8

in its origins, it had a purpose. all it does today is glorify a lifestyle worthy of prison time. hip hop music glorifies sex, drug usage, violence, etc. it sends out the wrong message to youth: "you don't need an education. do and sell drugs, have a lot of sex, and shoot people and you're on your way to the top."

Answer 9

I think that that community was heading in the right direction with the help of civil rights, but since the conception of this music and culture, they have gone all ahead full in the reverse direction.

Answer 10

Calling 'hip-hop' music is being overly generous. You might as well call a refuse bin a sculpture. 'Hip-hop' graphically and explicitly glorifies murder, rape, drug abuse and general anti-social behavior.

It has no place in a civilized society.