This is a question I have asked myself a lot over the years
in my short life on this planet. We all love the Music Industry to some extent.
It puts a smile on our faces or help guides us through some tuff times or even
help us express ourselves in varies ways. The Music Industry spreads love,
anger, hate, positivity, and gives people a voice that normally would not say
anything. These are just some of the
wonders of the Music Industry that demands so much of our personal world, but
there is a dark side. A very dark side of the Music Industry, I would go as far
as to call it an outlawed stepchild or political scapegoat. I am talking about
the culture of Hip Hop.
Now, it is not a secret what race dominates this genre of
music and made it what it is today, as we know it. If you do not know because
you were too busy doing great things, let me tell you, it is African-Americans.
Over the years in this country every time something major goes bad or
dramatically wrong involving African-Americans, Hip Hop culture and Rap music
gets under attack and is blamed for the majority of the problems.
Could this be an accurate assumption about Hip Hop and Rap?
Why the other genres of music do not come into question? Are they not to blame for the negative actions
or problems of its predominate listeners?
Let me point out a few differences in views or choice words
when talking about African-American music vs. Caucasian music. Bill O’Reilly
tends to blame Hip Hop and Rap music for almost everything that goes wrong in
this country, like the Decline in Christianity in America
is because of Hip Hop. Geraldo Rivera said Hip Hop has done more damage to
black and brown people than racism in the last 10 years. Here is a video of him
speaking with the Huffington
Post earlier this year. Then you have Dylann
Roof in recent news.
("Dylann Roof," Dylann Roof)
No musical genre was to blame in this nations most recent serial
shooting in Charleston, South Carolina by Dylann
Roof. His mental health came into question, but he is also Caucasian; Is it
really the music to blame or is there a different sub-conscience meaning to all
this? Please!!!!! Educate Me.
