{"id":48,"date":"2012-09-11T21:16:00","date_gmt":"2012-09-12T02:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alexisjacks.tumblr.com\/post\/31376657506"},"modified":"2012-09-11T21:16:00","modified_gmt":"2012-09-12T02:16:00","slug":"let-hip-hop-ringafter-days-of-consideration-i-decided-that-my-blog%e2%80%99s-name-would-be-%e2%80%98let-hip-hop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/my.vanderbilt.edu\/artofblogging\/2012\/09\/let-hip-hop-ringafter-days-of-consideration-i-decided-that-my-blog%e2%80%99s-name-would-be-%e2%80%98let-hip-hop\/","title":{"rendered":"Let Hip Hop Ring\nAfter days of consideration, I decided that my blog\u2019s name would be \u2018Let Hip Hop…"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

Let Hip Hop Ring<\/strong><\/p>\n

After days of consideration, I decided that my blog\u2019s name would be \u2018Let Hip Hop Ring\u2019. This is an obvious play on the phrase \u2018Let freedom ring.\u2019\u00a0 <\/span>Freedom is essential to America and with my blog I hope to show that hip hop is essential to America (well not as essential as freedom) and that America is also essential to hip hop.<\/p>\n

Before writing a blog about hip hop, I thought it would be good to get a solid definition of what hip hop really is, so of course my first stop was the dictionary (well actually dictionary.com).\u00a0 <\/span>And this is what I got:<\/p>\n

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So, my first question when reading this definition was \u201cWhat the heck is a \u2018big-city teenager\u2019?\u201d Personally, I really disliked this definition so I kept on looking.\u00a0 <\/span>After hours of searching, I found out what I already knew \u2013 there are so many misconceptions of hip hop.\u00a0 <\/span>Is it music or is it a culture? Is it the same as rap, or different than rap? Where was it founded? Are there still only four elements of hip hop? Is hip hop dead due to the commercialization of many major hip hop artists? The list could go on and on, so I don\u2019t think there is one simplified definition of hip hop.\u00a0 <\/span>It has evolved over the years, and means different things to different people.<\/p>\n

But what do people who are not invested in the hip hop culture, such as our moms, dads, grandparents, and to be stereotypical, most white people, think about hip hop? My parents think it\u2019s ghetto and my white friends generally like the \u2018hip hop\u2019 played on the radio, but usually don\u2019t know about the other elements of hip hop or the underground artists that make hip hop so great.<\/p>\n

Hip hop gets a lot of shade from older people and more conservative people about it\u2019s womanizing aspects, violence, drug references, and use of words like n*gga, b*tch, h*e, etc.\u00a0 <\/span>But what about the outstanding lyricism of Tupac Shakur?<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe war on drugs is a war on you and me. And yet they say this is the Home of the Free But if you ask me its all about hypocrisy The constitution, yo, it don\u2019t apply to me, Lady Liberty still the b*tch lied to me\u201d<\/p>\n

This lyric has violence, drugs, profanity, but it is so profound.\u00a0 <\/span>It gives a voice to those who don\u2019t have a voice. It shows the anger Tupac and the people in his community have towards the government. \u00a0<\/span>And there are so many other examples from artists that show that they care about much more than \u201cf*cking b*tches and getting money\u201d<\/p>\n

Hip hop artists are always incorporating what\u2019s current in their music.\u00a0 <\/span>Gay rights, Women\u2019s rights, Civil rights, presidential elections and much more have all been explored hip hop artists.\u00a0 <\/span>Hip Hop is more than just violence, swearing, and womanizing.\u00a0 <\/span>So many artists are not only influenced by the streets, but also politics, culture, art, fashion and current events and many other aspects of life that people often forget.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019m not your typical hip hop blogger.\u00a0 <\/span>Most of my friends and family call me \u201cwhite girl,\u201d I try to be a lil Gangster, but everyone tells me itdoesn\u2019t work for me, and I use slang in the most awkward ways possible. But my goal is to use my \u2018hip hop flaws\u2019 to my advantage and create a blog like none other.\u00a0 <\/span>The combination of my passions for hip hop, politics, American culture, and writing will hopefully help my readers get a better understanding of Hip Hop and how it relates to the world outside of the hood.\u00a0 <\/span>I want my blog to be a hybrid of a Urban gossip blog such as necolebitchie.com, a political blog such as huffingtonpost.com\/howard-fineman and a hip hop music blog such as 2dopeboyz.com.\u00a0 <\/span>My goal for my blog is for it to be entertaining, educational, and inspiring.\u00a0 <\/span>I want to break down walls, barriers, and stereotypes, to build a greater appreciation of the hip hop culture. Let hip hop ring!<\/p>\n

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