…Hip hop had blown out of its niche into the mainstream. It suddenly seemed difficult to remember a time when youths of color had…
…not been represented in the media, whether as consumers or producers. But just as hip-hop was now crucial content…
…for the consolidated media, media consolidation also affected hip-hop's content. Women in hip-hop lost the most.
During the late 1980s, videos had…
…and mental health professional Dr. Dia. David Banner's song and video “Swag” embody the true power of Hip Hop, addressing topics from…
…is well known. In the court of public opinion, these behaviors are blamed on Hip Hop culture. In professional circles, environmental…
…? It's Not the Mainstream and Tight Jeans” and “What's Killing Our Culture? II It's Bigger than Hip Hop” on NewBlackMan (in Exile)…
…in a land that one day
A lady on a train will come and sweep me off my feet
And speak of hip-hop and souvlaki
Nice body, beautiful mind, Nash…
I don't fit place me
[Bridge]
Make some time for self-reflection…
In the mirror
In the mirror
In the mirror
In the mirror
In the mirror
Make some time for self-reflection
In the mirror
In the mirror
In the mirror
In the mirror
In the mirror
Make some time for self…
…the Stop the Violence Movement
Through Human Education Against Lies, Rhythm Cultural Institute
And now the Temple of Hip-Hop
This is Hip-Hop's…
…that defines us
What I'd like to do, is just for a moment as we.. deal with this
Think about your role in Hip-Hop
Think about what…
…again, Hip-Hop Appreciation Week, is a time of self-reflection
A time for Hip-Hoppers to ask,
"What am I doing, to preserve the culture?" {*echoes*}…
…[Verse 1: Eso]
See it was hip hop that damn near changed my life
From meeting Ozone in L.A. in '85
From my attempts…
…am
From not knowing where you're from
To the image of Sydney
From noone knowin' hip hop to kids thinkin' they're 50
From…
To getting no satisfaction cause it was mirrors of smoke
From a home of hip hop to a land owned by rock
From rhyming to my mirror…
…[Verse 1: Eso]
See it was hip hop that damn near changed my life
From meeting Ozone in L.A. in '85
From my attempts…
…am
From not knowing where you're from
To the image of Sydney
From noone knowin' hip hop to kids thinkin' they're 50
From…
To getting no satisfaction cause it was mirrors of smoke
From a home of hip hop to a land owned by rock
From rhyming to my mirror…
…[Intro Remarks: Illogic]
Yo, hip-hop been lost something, man
We gotta get it back
I don't know where it's going
I know where I'm…
…taking it though
[Verse 1]
Yo
There's been a dangerous development
The hip-hop generation has exhausted its relevance…
…the gangster [?] degrading aspects
[?] from a chosen people to the devil's rejects
A spoken evil, self-inflicted genocide
The rapping may be dying but hip…
…this sh*t
And if not then it's back to the lab again, I'm a scientist
They say hip-hop is dead I feel we've just abandoned it
So I mix…
…this for the glory
I'd much rather tell my story through the sh*t that I'm recording
And they keep saying, "You just doing what the rest do"
But this music is reflection of self…
…so F you
This self-reflection is just a lesson in effervescence
Headed to the top, I got…
…this shit
And if not then it's back to the lab again, I'm a scientist
They say hip-hop is dead I feel we've just abandoned it
So I mix…
…this for the glory
I'd much rather tell my story through the shit that I'm recording
And they keep saying, "You just doing what the rest do"
But this music is reflection of self…
…so F you
This self-reflection is just a lesson in effervescence
Headed to the top, I got…
…reflection in the puddles on the ground
I get so deep into it, start to feel like I could drown
I shed a tear thinking 'bout how…
…life's got me down
It drops on my reflection, sending ripples all around
Ripples that spoke volumes but ain't even make…
…enough to hold these ambitions of mine
I had dreams of getting signed one day
To be the first brown kid with his name in the hall of fame of hip…
…in the mix
One of the many young pollution breathers knockin out sequence
Life's a L-O-T-T-O, carry a switch for self-defense
Rappers try…
…blood donor, bustin melodies around sound
Left-wing extremist, hip-hop militia
b*tches suck the p*nis competition call me Mister
When…
…and go against it
p*ssin on authority, dropped out of school, before seniority
To do this hip-hop sh*t, but resonate classic
Pops wasn't…
…in the mix
One of the many young pollution breathers knockin out sequence
Life's a L-O-T-T-O, carry a switch for self-defense
Rappers try…
…blood donor, bustin melodies around sound
Left-wing extremist, hip-hop militia
b*tches suck the p*nis competition call me Mister
When…
…and go against it
p*ssin on authority, dropped out of school, before seniority
To do this hip-hop sh*t, but resonate classic
Pops wasn't…
…just for being black, this was all planned
This was not a coincidence, born into a place
Where nobody want me living in, reflection…
…what I'm saying?
That real hip-hop
A lot of you niggas don't even give a fuck
I might fuck you niggas 'til the end man
Fuck any…
…of these suckers 'til the end man
Niggas coming in...
You know, this real rap, on mine
Real hip-hop, on mine
You know, it's all…
…the pen
And my soul left the earth , you're only heirc-less
Unstoppable hope , I'm shoppin in the hip hop shop
Lookin for new victim…
…to chop , fuck pop , hip hop is the top
Words can hurt than a shoot , so I put it to your foot and pop
Take…
…when you was livin with Adam levine
But I swear I'm not gonna leavin without cause to em
A massive pain cause music is a reflection of self…
…just for being black, this was all planned
This was not a coincidence, born into a place
Where nobody want me living in, reflection…
…what I'm saying?
That real hip-hop
A lot of you n*ggas don't even give a f*ck
I might f*ck you n*ggas 'til the end man
f*ck any…
…of these suckers 'til the end man
n*ggas coming in...
You know, this real rap, on mine
Real hip-hop, on mine
You know, it's all…