Through The Telescope: Current Trends and Ignorant Minds Part 1
Soulja Boy pictured above, Currently one of Hip Hops most "trendy" artists.
As someone who considers himself “overly observant“, I’ve always been quick to notice the rising Hip-Hop trends… and the fading ones. Now, I COULD write about several other music-related “social trends”, but It seems like Hip-Hop trends generally come off more ignorant. At least “Scene” and even the now-dying “Emo” cultures revolved around some logic to make their trends somewhat appealing. And while I do consider other “social-trends” to give negative impressions, seems like Hip Hop’s not only the target for this but an actual contributor. Before you get your pitchfork ready and say how what I’m speaking is “blasphemy”, please read the next few paragraphs.
Now lets look at the “Ignorant” aspect. Hip Hop has always been a “product of it’s environment”; working from it’s roots as an “urban culture” and further reflecting anything from social woes to crime and poverty. Now, somewhere down the line listeners became effected to the point that they’ve imitated the music. I can’t say that I haven’t adopted a swagger or mindset while listening, because I have. However, there is a point where it becomes too much.
Posted by LostMoniker on October 8th, 2008 :: Filed under Through The Telescope: Hip Hop and Society
Tags :: confidence, hip hop, minstrel show, social, trends
