Chapter Eight: Hip Hop Generation

Chapter Eight
Hip-Hop Generation
Posted August 12, 2012

While it is true that Hip-Hop music has become increasingly popular throughout the years, I do not agree with author Jeff Chang in that it has become the way an entire generation sees the world.  In my opinion, that is a narrow minded view of the Hip-Hop genre as well as society as a whole.  Hip-Hop, in recent years, has taken a different direction in regards to the message it tends to send, veering away from the passion it once embodied to a more commercially driven genre.  Parental control is absolutely necessary in governing what we will allow our children to listen to.  There are as many flavors of music as there are Life Savers; and, there is a taste in Generation Y for every single one.   If you like Hip-Hop music, then listen to it.  If you do not, turning off your radio is as simple as turning the dial counterclockwise until you hear a click. It really is that easy; but, to say that mainstream Hip-Hop dictates the way an entire generation views the world, is ridiculous.  

References

iDejANCE. (2012, May 30). Usher - Lemme See. (D. Tubic, Editor, & D. Rodriguez, Producer) Retrieved August 12, 2012, from You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUiTn4ybaQE&list=FLauhx6FDyQYzCjJYKfHPQMA&feature=mh_lolz

K.J. Brubaker
Keiser University
Professor Fischetti