Artists such as Kid n Play were the first example of what hiphop used to be. Playful poetry with a beat you could bump to. This was not the most entertaining type of music, but it was a positive light on hiphop. Then, N.W.A came in and invented Gangsta Rap, a term that is still quite offensive to this day. They were forced by labels to call their style of rap that, when in reality it was just reporting the truth of the streets. Now, Kid n Play and NWA could have lived side by side in peace, two sides of the coin that could give hiphop its political power, as well as its playful side. This would in turn influence the rest of the world to enjoy hiphop with both schools of thought in mind. The globalization of hiphop now became a tool for the globalization of fear ( Kun) . Fear of the back man. N.W.A unknowingly created all of the stereotypes we know about black men today. Why were all of the rappers who talked about positivity and freedom now overlooked? Why is Nas not getting any media coverage while Biggies videos are playing long after his death? The globalization of hatred towards the coloured man and woman was implemented through what they thought was going to be their biggest weapon to fight against discrimination. It is a sad truth, but none the less true.One can not ignore the images that are put infront of the world on a daily basis, rappers with gold chains and strippers surrounding the. Bottle of alcohol and pounds of weed being glorified as the image of success. The black community endorsed hiphop as its voice to the world, and then the voice changed, leaving the black community, globally, to now have to be faced with having absolutely no voice. It is as if there was an election to see who would be the voice for the people, the black community voted for their party, and after the election was one, somebody randomly changed the leader of the party. It is outrageous what is being done in the
Artists such as Kid n Play were the first example of what hiphop used to be. Playful poetry with a beat you could bump to. This was not the most entertaining type of music, but it was a positive light on hiphop. Then, N.W.A came in and invented Gangsta Rap, a term that is still quite offensive to this day. They were forced by labels to call their style of rap that, when in reality it was just reporting the truth of the streets. Now, Kid n Play and NWA could have lived side by side in peace, two sides of the coin that could give hiphop its political power, as well as its playful side. This would in turn influence the rest of the world to enjoy hiphop with both schools of thought in mind. The globalization of hiphop now became a tool for the globalization of fear ( Kun) . Fear of the back man. N.W.A unknowingly created all of the stereotypes we know about black men today. Why were all of the rappers who talked about positivity and freedom now overlooked? Why is Nas not getting any media coverage while Biggies videos are playing long after his death? The globalization of hatred towards the coloured man and woman was implemented through what they thought was going to be their biggest weapon to fight against discrimination. It is a sad truth, but none the less true.One can not ignore the images that are put infront of the world on a daily basis, rappers with gold chains and strippers surrounding the. Bottle of alcohol and pounds of weed being glorified as the image of success. The black community endorsed hiphop as its voice to the world, and then the voice changed, leaving the black community, globally, to now have to be faced with having absolutely no voice. It is as if there was an election to see who would be the voice for the people, the black community voted for their party, and after the election was one, somebody randomly changed the leader of the party. It is outrageous what is being done in the