Hip Hop

An art, the essence of poetry,  a  form of expression originally used by our ancient ancestors, a way to illuminate to the world the inequalities of the various social conditions, and a way of life, Hip Hop, has made a tremendous impact on the world. It has transformed so many lives by turning negativity into a positive form by reshaping its existence. It reshaped negativity by influencing people to show others that a path of negativity is a path of "self-destruction", thus presenting a negative lifestyle as the wrong path for ones life. However, others may associate Hip Hop with violence, sex, money, cars and all other materialistic things that the media influences us to obtain. Michael Eric Dyson, a minister, professor and author, defends Hip Hop's truest form. He shows the positivity displayed in Hip Hop using examples of Grandmaster Flash, Run DMC, and KRS One, which were some most influential people in Hip Hop.  He showed how they used their lyrics to uplift people, specifically the African American community. Although ignorance is displayed by people who may call what they are doing Hip Hop, they are only presenting a bastardized version of Hip Hop that I and many others like to call, rap. However, it is hard to control the rap community, who are only in it for a quick buck, but Hip Hop is something that is done for more than just money.  Hip Hop reveals to the world experiences of injustice, inequality, peace, love, hate and the list can go on but one vital point is , Hip Hop comes from within.