When I was creating the post for the throwback video last night (mos def - umi says), I realized that the video or album at least is from 1999.
I seriously didn't think that song was that old. Sure the previous post Wu-Tang's "C.R.E.A.M." is so visually 90s, but Mos Def, I just couldn't believe it.
Then I realized . . . the past decade of music is forgettable. Aside from my certain events that took place for me in the past decade that I can associate a specific song too, I can't recall music as clearly as I can from the 90s. It's just one big blur. Meaningless.
I think the whoring of Hip Hop into commercialism and wacka flocka and lil wayne, is where my problem lies. I never was a RnB person. Dancehall well one riddim can last for years. But really, to me it's a problem when the teens, tweens, and children of now, don't even listen to some of the songs. My 10yr old is more familiar with Jay Z than he is Travis Porter. I have a teen cousin who listens to more RnB, although growing up she was a diehard "rap" person, but even she says, "that stuff is garbarge, it has no content". Now that is a RED FLAG.
Sadly, it's gonna continue to get worse before it gets better.
The club/street anthem right now goes "If you wanna see some ass, I wanna see some cash, Make it rain" . . . a whole generation is walking around singing a stripper song. Umm yea.
HIP HOP I miss you. Come back.
I seriously didn't think that song was that old. Sure the previous post Wu-Tang's "C.R.E.A.M." is so visually 90s, but Mos Def, I just couldn't believe it.
Then I realized . . . the past decade of music is forgettable. Aside from my certain events that took place for me in the past decade that I can associate a specific song too, I can't recall music as clearly as I can from the 90s. It's just one big blur. Meaningless.
I think the whoring of Hip Hop into commercialism and wacka flocka and lil wayne, is where my problem lies. I never was a RnB person. Dancehall well one riddim can last for years. But really, to me it's a problem when the teens, tweens, and children of now, don't even listen to some of the songs. My 10yr old is more familiar with Jay Z than he is Travis Porter. I have a teen cousin who listens to more RnB, although growing up she was a diehard "rap" person, but even she says, "that stuff is garbarge, it has no content". Now that is a RED FLAG.
Sadly, it's gonna continue to get worse before it gets better.
The club/street anthem right now goes "If you wanna see some ass, I wanna see some cash, Make it rain" . . . a whole generation is walking around singing a stripper song. Umm yea.
HIP HOP I miss you. Come back.
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