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What Have You Done For Hip-Hop Today?
Today I was sitting in the car listening to the radio…forgive me, and a set of commercials came on, usually I just tune them out but the one playing caught my attention. It was sounds bites from (apparently random) interviews of people in the streets. There was only one question… “what have you done for your marriage today” people came up with all sorts of answers, I kissed my wife today, I avoided an argument, I said I love you, all seemingly minute things but it seemed like bringing awareness to these things made the couples appreciate it more.
So I thought to myself how does this apply to me?? I am not married… for some reason the thought grew… and grew, into what have I done for Hip-hop today? Damn, I havent done much,..then I read this (an excerpt from Cant Stop Wont Stop by Jeff Chang):
To me Hip-hop says “come as you are.” We are a family. It aint about security. I aint about bling-bling.It aint about how much your gun can shoot.It aint about $200 sneakers.It is not about me being better than you, or you being better than me. It’s about you and me, connecting one to one. That’s why it has universal appeal.It has given young people a way to understand their world, whether they are from the suburbs or the city or wherever.
But even more important, I think Hip-hop has bridged the culture-gap. It brings white kids together with black kids, brown kids with yellow kids. They all have something in common that they love. It gets past the stereotypes and people hating each other because of those stereotypes.-DJ Kool Herc
This made think about the things I am doing everyday, I try to connect with people, while I’m at work, while I’m at school, when I’m shopping, so before I stray to far from the topic, Everyday I consciously give myself to people around me, I listen and try not to judge. I have met so many people of different walks of life through Hip-hop. Once this freely resonated with me, it began to spill into my everyday life, I have become more open to everyone, no one person is off limits. Through Hip-hop we can create a greater understanding… a connectedness then maybe one day create a world of solidarity?? If we make it conscious it will materialize.
So I ask you,…what have you done for Hip-hop today??
sweetfeet
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April 2nd, 2009 at 11:57 am
Good read! I try to ask myself the same question daily. In return I find myself being more positive and giving back. It’s a beautiful thing.
May 3rd, 2009 at 3:53 pm
I agree with the whole idea of bringing people together and breaking through common stereotypes of certain groups. We are all different, so having a form of music that does that is a good thing. i dont pretend to understand hip – hop or where it comes from. I do know that i have an open mind to new experiances and new ideas about things (including music)I certainly love music that has a message or actually has something to say about the world. Anything that brings us as humans together is a good thing. We all need more togetherness in this world that seems to separate us into groups and devide us. When the human race was created by God with everyone equal, no one better than anyone else.