Hip Hop Nation Analysis

“Hip Hop has always been bragging’ and boasting and i'm better at this than you and i'm better at that than you”(Eminem). Hip Hop will forever be a competitive activity. Hip Hop is the streets. Hip Hop is a couple of elements that it comes from back in the days… that feel of music with urgency that speaks to you. It speaks to your likelihood and its not compromised. Its blunt. Its raw, straight off the street from the beat to the voice to the words. Although hip hop may seem to encourage adolescents to engage in destructive behaviors , it inspires young people to connect to their cultures ; therefore hiphop should be recognized as a powerful art form.
Furthermore , hiphop is responsible for America's popular culture. “Hip hop nation” is a
Different is always better. “When an individual feels empowered usually they no longer feel hopeless , no longer feel victimized , no longer perceive they are at the mercy of continued adversity(Q1-5).” As the journal of youth studies explain , music (hiphop) empowerment will cause one to no longer feel hope less , or victimized. Meaning hip hop can make one feel like they never did something wrong or can change someone from feeling hopeless to having a feeling of hope. This gives the reader a clear understanding of how music empowerment could change one's
Hip Hop will forever be around as a fun activity. “That said , hip hop has always been black americans CNN. That never changed. CNN shows all kinds of news , not just “positive” stuff and that is the same for hip hop”(Q1-14). “There are examples that prove hip hop is the CNN to black americans. For example , when people make songs they usually talk true news today and not just some irrelevant information. Another example could be bread in the united states. Bread is the most important store bought item and that's the same as hip hop to black americans. This shows exactly how hip hop has impacted black americans. Next , hip hop has gone from a form of music to a urban folk art used by people of all races. “.... And hip hop is urban folk art , period. And that urban folk art is about the lives of a very unique group of people , of how they made something out of nothing…”(Q1-14). As Kevin Powell explains , urban folk art connects to people's lives. He believes that hip hop is urban folk art because hip hop is basically by and about black americans , so they are a very unique group of people. They made something out of