EXPLAINING THE FALL OF HIP HOP (part 2)

Much like the original formula for a rap song — now called “old school” or “indie rap” — I I have been accused of using too much verbiage. So, I will further support my previous article, in which I explained that the landscape of hip hop music has been altered due to both the laws of capitalism and regional personalities, from a historical standpoint rather than a philosophical one. Along the way I'll explain how the change has created an environment where Drake, the Canadian version of Ricky Schroder whose bar mitzvah was held in his wealthy hometown of suburban Toronto, can receive a first class ticket from Nickelodeon Studios to the rap life as a gift from Lil' Wayne, the multi-platinum artist and privileged son of rapper, Byrdman.

Forgetting the funk offspring, filtered through the two-year disco boom, which spawned the breakdancing craze ultimately becoming the entity called hip hop and had already made appearances abound, it is agreed that hip hop originated in the parks of uptown New York City and spread instantaneously to the other Burroughs. It was a development that I witnessed first hand and I repeat that fact solely in hopes of being awarded some credibility. I would find it difficult to discredit a Vietnam Veteran's insights on guerrilla warfare. There is no agenda stemming from a regional beef or endorsement of any fabricated sub-genre. The idea is simply that hip hop is in its original form when it reflects the model of the early pioneers .

A common argument given, at this point, is that if hip hop still sounded like Kool Moe Dee, it would never have lasted. I agree completely, however artists who resemble the original rap music thirty years matured are those who use their time on the microphone to be a charismatic Master of Ceremonies, or MC, and to battle other rappers --in a test of skill — for the right to continue. Today the emphasis is on their lavish lifestyle, rather than their lyrical skills. While the production, also due in part to sampling laws, has become more keyboard based tunes over a down-tempo groove.

Read more: http://blogcritics.org/music/article/explaining-the-fall-of-hip-hop/#ixzz0s4dMKYBm

Much like the original formula for a rap song — now called “old school” or “indie rap” — I I have been accused of using too much verbiage. So, I will further support my previous article, in which I explained that the landscape of hip hop music has been altered due to both the laws of capitalism and regional personalities, from a historical standpoint rather than a philosophical one. Along the way I'll explain how the change has created an environment where Drake, the Canadian version of Ricky Schroder whose bar mitzvah was held in his wealthy hometown of suburban Toronto, can receive a first class ticket from Nickelodeon Studios to the rap life as a gift from Lil' Wayne, the multi-platinum artist and privileged son of rapper, Byrdman.

Forgetting the funk offspring, filtered through the two-year disco boom, which spawned the breakdancing craze ultimately becoming the entity called hip hop and had already made appearances abound, it is agreed that hip hop originated in the parks of uptown New York City and spread instantaneously to the other Burroughs. It was a development that I witnessed first hand and I repeat that fact solely in hopes of being awarded some credibility. I would find it difficult to discredit a Vietnam Veteran's insights on guerrilla warfare. There is no agenda stemming from a regional beef or endorsement of any fabricated sub-genre. The idea is simply that hip hop is in its original form when it reflects the model of the early pioneers.

A common argument given, at this point, is that if hip hop still sounded like Kool Moe Dee, it would never have lasted. I agree completely, however artists who resemble the original rap music thirty years matured are those who use their time on the microphone to be a charismatic Master of Ceremonies, or MC, and to battle other rappers --in a test of skill — for the right to continue. Today the emphasis is on their lavish lifestyle, rather than their lyrical skills. While the production, also due in part to sampling laws, has become more keyboard based tunes over a down-tempo groove.

Read more: http://blogcritics.org/music/article/explaining-the-fall-of-hip-hop/#ixzz0s4dMKYBm