Is Hip-Hop the music of a generation past? Has the message in our music been lost?
In the days when I had chores, school clothes, and a bed time, I found myself trapped in the cage of private school, high expectations, and suburban boredom. I found my release in BMX, comic books, and certainly not least Hip Hop Music.
I’d sneak to stay up late night, whirling the radio dial between Mr. Magic’s Rap Attack and Kool DJ Red Alert on KISS FM. This was freedom music, the music of a lost or forgotten generation striking out at our cages. It was only fitting that I had to break bedtime to hear it, as the music itself was born undercover breaking industry rules and copyright laws. Creativity was the word.
Today’s brand of force fed radio rap has only faint echoes of the raw creative edge that was the fiber of the pause tapes I once made piecing together recordings of live broadcasts. Digital scratches, and throwback 808’s have high entertainment value, and people love them according to the sales figures. People also love McDonald’s cheeseburgers.
Is there any room on commercial radio for the artist’s expression?
You’re not alone Hip-Hop. There are no commercials for carrots either.
-The Opinion ’06
