To say that Hip Hop is dead is a false statement. Granted, she is wounded, but she is far from dead. This is not something that is irreversable, however. There are many ways to fix what we have broken, but the most effective way of change is for us, as the basic body of Hip Hop, is to demand a higher quality of music and more originality. Also, we must seek enlightenment as to what it means to be a part of the Hip Hop community.

Argue if you want, but you all know that I’m right.

i don’t know if your asking the question sarcastically or really intrigued by the traps that those of ‘african decent’ are kept from being successful. even the line that is qouted from jay-z rings truth because not until the mid or late nineties and maybe even now (with some exceptions of course)those of ‘african decent’ were not allowed to thrive in prominent schools and the few that were even fewer were kept from excelling in the workplace. Any area you can think of that as far as career opportunities that held prestigious title, those of african decent were blocked from attaining. The stock market, the medical field, the judicial field, the political field, or any other. Not to say that a handful of blacks weren’t able to fight their way into those fields but opportunities were few and far between and the only avenue for prosperity with a high success rate of attaining was through the entertainment field. Those of african decent couldn’t even drink or relieve themselves in the same facilities not just a generation or two ago whereas other groups come to this country, assimilate and go through not nearly as rough a time as do those with african decent even to this day (not to say that they don’t go through struggle themselves or belittle their struggle)

OUR PRESIDENT IS BLACK =]]

“Either you’re slingin’ crack-rock, or you’ve got a wicked jump-shot.”

I listen to all rap, I am the ultimate hip hop head. But I think you are judging one song on an artist’s whole body of work. Where I will guarantee that every artist has one song you can take an inspirational message away from or understand an artist within the context of their music.

Having a top selling album is all about making good music that the entire world can say that’s a good song. Kanye has sold 3 times platinum on his last 2 albums and his most recent will likely follow suit.

You really shouldn’t be concerned with education for the hell of it, meaning you shouldn’t go to school if you don’t want to. If your passions don’t require school to fulfill then to go would be a waste of time. But at the bare minimum most kids should be graduating high school, unless they have already started a business that they are passionate about. It really comes down to the parents who are the idiots and pass the same stupid way of thinking on to their kids.