James Mcbride: Hip Hop Planet

In the article, entitled nHip Hop Planet," by James Mcbride, he explains that the planet we live on has become a hip hop planet. Hip Hop dominates this world. Hip Hop represents for more than the stereotype of gold chains and foreign cars. Hip Hop represents for different ages and cultures. Music is a big part of the average person's life but hip hop influences their music playlist. Hip Hop also allows people to be creative and express themselves while possibly making a living off of it because of the Hip Hop planet we live on. Hip Hop has created sub cultures. Every continent and every city is filled with hip hop. Every age and race is listening to hip hop. Every genre of music has a form of hip hop, therefor this is a hip hop planet. "Whatever music it eats it becomes" (Mcbride 3) this statement from Mcbride is very true. Not only has Hip Hop dominated the music industry but it has conformed to many different music genres. Such as rock, jazz, latin, R&B, Soul, etc. Hip Hop has divided into many different subgenres and even religion. One of the most recognized and hated is rap music that encourages a lifestyle of violence, drugs, etc. Most only see hip hop as that. They are unaware that hip hop is diverse. Hip Hop can
It is his world. And I live in it. I live on a Hip Hop Planet" (Mcbride 2), although this is true, there is still some disagreement in this statement. There is a large portion of society made up of parents, elders, youth and religious people who are unsupportive of hip hop. Who wish hip hop never existed because of the message it spreads across the main stream society. This portion of people is a part of the planet we live on, the so called hip hop planet. So is it really safe to call this place a hip hop planet? There are some who may argue but not all rappers encourage the youth with negative actions or lyrics. Some strive to give people peace of mind, to help them escape from their harsh