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The good and the bad of hip-hop culture online
RnB/Hip Hop | Tuesday 4th August 2015 |
The ongoing debate about hip-hop culture and its ever changing dynamics has definitely stirred the consciousness of some of the biggest names in the game.
One example is the Wu-Tang member, Method Man, who has put the huge urban platform WorldStarHipHop on blast in the past. Method Man, along with others big names like Kendrick Lamar, have repeatedly proven to be true advocates of hip-hop by highlighting the enemies of the culture's progression.
WorldStarHipHop is one of the biggest platforms representing hip-hop, however it is infused with negative and misleading messages and continues to bury the culture beneath the empowerment that it initially intended to represent.
Although entertaining, we have to agree with Method Man and conclude that sites such as WSHH only promote "coonery" and disrupt of the progression of black people.
With the recent viral hashtag #BlackLivesMatter, it is more than clear that black people have had enough of their ongoing repression and misrepresentation as overly aggressive, overly sexualised and under-performing members of society. Change is certainly in the air and we're pitching in with this run down of the good and the bad of hip-hop culture online.
The Good
The Root is definitely invited to our party for change and is awarded our seal of approval. The Root is a digital magazine, offering thought-provoking commentary and news from an eclectic collaboration of black perspectives. We have to give the platform full marks for addressing current affairs, relevant to the movement and providing food for thought to intellectual minds craving knowledge and truth.
The Breakfast Club, on Power 105.1, is an award-winning cultural platform notorious for its controversial chat and hilarious commentary from its three hosts. The Breakfast Club offers viewers star-studded entertainment and gossip as well as inviting politically aware guests such as Jill Scott and Louis Farrakhan on for interviews. Just as the rain is necessary for life, The Breakfast Club addresses important issues, whilst keeping the laughter alive.
The Bad
WorldStarHipHop ranks poorly for its contribution to the empowerment of black people and representation of hip-hop culture. Plastered in mindless, garbage posts and videos, WSHH shys away from addressing real and testing issues that black people face everyday, choosing to portray the members within its community using negative and disrespectful images. Although you can sometimes fish through to find interesting messages, it is overwhelmingly trashed with pessimistic influences. We respect the fact that people need to do their thing and make money but not at the expense of others. As Method Man would say, no more "hack shit" please.
