I’d have to say that I agree with that statement. Cole is a breath of air in the hip-hop community. He strays away from the maintstream/generic topics, but at the same time he seems to be putting out material that appeals to the masses. He is returning to the roots, maybe this is why he’s been compared to many of the greats like Nas, Tupac,
Drawing his inspirations from the Notorious B.I.G. and 2Pac; Pyrex Jones aims to follow the same loose and easy flow. He also wishes to incorporate some of the social problems including: hardships, difficulties of violence, and some of the ethnic and racial dilemmas. This transforms into a huge fan following because the common listener could easily relate to this kind of music. Instilled with a real hustler’s ambition, Pyrex Jones has been making buzz locally with mixed tapes such as Microwave Music 1, Mafia Muzik, and various videos and performances.
Little did people know the experiences that he endured were about to put him to the world of success. He put his experiences on paper and the rest was history. He was about to do something that others before him couldn’t really do and that was change the perception on rap.Tupac became one of the biggest stars with the rhymes he wrote and the movies he starred in that portrayed and even glorified the violence and abuse that is life in urban America. Tupac had a passion for rap. He spoke from his heart even if it didn’t really come out the right way; he still managed to put in to terms.
R&B Music Now and days there are three types of R&B music that many listen to. The first type of R&B music is “Gangster Rap” who attracts a younger crowd. The second type would be “Hip-Hop”; they don’t have a lot of violence in there music. Finally, the best one of all is “Gospel Rap” who seems to get the attention of Christians. To start off, Gangster rap is mostly full of violence.
Some of which were poverty, racism, and peer pressures. They began combining beats and words together to form hip hop. Unintentionally, they took the oral tradition which their ancestors passed on. Hip hop is often thought to be just a combination of curses and electronic beats labeled “music.” Society has adopted a negative perception on the message which hip hop artists send to its audiences. Hip Hop is not solely about sex, drugs and money.
The documentary "Hip Hop Beyond Beats and Rhymes" by Byron Hurt seeks to broaden the perspectives and understanding on cultural issues such as masculinity, sexism, violence and homophobia which pervade throughout hip hop music and culture. Interviews with artists as well as fans of hip hop music are presented in an effort to explore popular attitudes and beliefs which pervade throughout the culture. The music can be seen as a reflection of the larger social issues impacting the community, while at the same time the music may in fact shape the culture and further perpetuate negative attitudes and misconceptions. Hip Hop music itself is often categorized as violent, homophobic, and misogynistic. This is implied as these themes are not only repeated
Back then, when I hear “Hip Hop”, I associated it with egoistic rappers and gang violence. It was my least favorite music genre because rap artists only rap about their shopping list and other meaningless topics. It came to the point where I asked, “What is Hip Hop?” I was so curious that I decided to use it as an English research topic. From that point on, my opinion on Hip Hop changed completely due to the fact that there’s more to it. As I researched on what Hip Hop is, I found out that it isn’t just a music genre, but a massive culture that originated within the Bronx during the 1970s.
During research, the movement to me seems like it was at the wrong place at the wrong time. The Five Percenters always had trouble with the law even if it wasn’t their fault, but they did have some troublemakers in the group. In the 60’s and 70’s it was a dark time for the movement but it became a social butterfly in the 80’s when members of the nation started to be heard. Not only was the Five Percenters was on a rise but Hip-Hop too. I think that Hip-Hop and the Five Percent Nation helped each other out; pretty much they went hand and hand.
Without the rap music African Americans would not be able to be heard by the people of the world who need to know about the struggles we go through in everyday life. The music might also be able to open up people’s eyes and become aware of African American struggles. In addition show people that we are not as bad as we are made out to seem. We are just like everyone else in life, and we put our pants on one leg at a time too. Rap is not the only musical style used by African American’s in music and rap also has taken bits and pieces from other musical styles and also influenced the other styles of music.
Good or bad, it is still pretty impressive to witness how one of the youngest genres of music has grown and is still growing. A lot of people only allow themselves to focus on the negativity effects Rap has had on society. I think it is important that you take the good with the bad, the ups and the downs. Overall we can see how Rap music has affected men and women differently. You can even look down into different cultures and see it’s bigger than just inner city urban youth.