Can You Tell Me A Story...?

When Hip-Hop started as just another sound in the block and just someone rhyming over a funky beat who would now that a few decades later it would be the biggest genre of music. With a title like that you should expect some backlash and that is exactly what hip-hop is getting and has been getting for years. In the late 70's when hip-hop first came to be, people thought it would be gone soon enough. In the 80's when hip-hop really developed itself to a real art, everyone became aware that this was a legit genre of music with many artists having success and the genre becoming bigger. The 80's especially the late 80's are what is considered now the Golden ages and they continued on through the mid nineties, this is when arguably the best music hip-hop music was being released. However the late 80's and mid nineties were also when hip-hop started getting pursued as just another bad influence and negative form of music. This is when groups like N.W.A. (N****Z With Attitude) one of the most popular hip-hop groups of all time, started up and caused a ruckus with their songs about rebelling against cops and other controversial topics. This caused a stir all over the country about how can music like this actually be supported and why is it being played on airwaves everywhere. N.W.A. still had some positive songs but the media only wanted to point out their songs which they thought sent a wrong message noteven trying to see the other side of the story. Ultimately cases like this went on through out the best era of the music which only increased it's appeal and popularity. While songs about negativity were being put in the limelight other songs and artists like Public Enemy focusing on positive issues and trying to raise awarness, were still being played and were out there making music. Hip-Hop survived several attempts to try and stop it and it still is going on today.

Currently Hip-Hop is probably the biggest genre in music with several artists and albums coming out frequently and getting major success. However the music has been in a downward spiral being as repetetive and boring as it could possibly be. It's still getting heat for several issues like degrading women and praising drug use and distribution. You can't watch the news without somebody blaiming Hip-Hop for something currently wrong with society like murder or drug use, it seems that it has become the scapegoat for many issues that in reality are part of a bigger picture than just music. As for how will this genre be years from now in the future, well it will probably still be going on strong and poular as ever and maybe by then there will be another genre that's blamed for dumb issues that people don't want to admit are problems in our society and not just being caused by one thing or maybe things will still be the same. Whichever way you look at it, if you agree or disagree or don't really care remember that these topics go way deeper than just nodding your head to your favorite kind of music.