Hip Hop in Review: Part V Hip Hop-What we need to know.

In the documentary "Hip Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes" filmmaker Byron Hurt takes a critical look at Hip Hop.
What we hope to do here is offer some feedback on the show and take a closer look at how mainstream Hip Hop got to where it is today and discuss what we need to understand about the images and messages in Hip Hop music.
Guests:
Courtney Morris, researcher who studies the impact of Hip Hop on black women.
Mahdi Fard Muhammad, author of "It's Time: The Race Is Over To Open A Black Man's Eyes" and director of the Relationship Fitness Center.
D. Solo, host and executive producer of the Hip Hop show "Street Flava"

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[gjohnson87109]

The perceived equality in this American society has been a slow acting poision to the black communities. We have allowed ourselves to be placed in the "Pop Culture Box" once again. It happened in the 1920's with ragtime. In the 30's with Jazz. In the 40's with Swing and Jazz. During the 50's with Blues; 60's motown; need i continue through the decades? We have allowed black culture to be placed in marketing and profits. Just like slavery was a market.

[terryts2]

What pisses me off is that the indestry wont wise up because there making money. We need to put this on tv and send this message to black america. Nas coulndt have been more right. Seeing our self corruption makes me wanna cry. As far as i'm concerned, the black people corrupting this generation are no better then the blacks who sold their brothers to slavery.

[PunkZeusRock]

@IceManLikeGervin thats the truth.

[IceManLikeGervin]

The lack of musical balance in the mainstream is as sickening .

Back in the day you would have music like the 2Live Crew, NWA, Ice T or 2Short but then you would have some Public Enemy, Brand Nubian, Boogie Down Productions, Rakim, DeLaSoul, A Tribe Called Quest, Poor Righteous Teachers, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Heavy D to balance it out.

Schoolly D of Philly (East Coast) started gangsta rap-PSK What Does It Mean. Ice T heard it brought it to the West & Eazy blew it up.

Positive over negative!

[zenzombie72]

Brilliant discussion. Sean Nixon did a fine job here.

[JayZabalaTV]

If i'm going to be real with ya'll... there's no one to blame but the people who listen to Hip hop. If you don't like what you're hearing then don't listen to the song. Shoot. I know that there are some hip hop songs that I just don't enjoy listening to. Others I repeat over and over again. I know what I like to hear so i'll hear it. If people like listenin to "Hot in Herre" Then shoot they like it. That's all I got.

[nahuatlSOUL]

Nelly aint even rap... hes a garbage singer, and lyrically trash.

[Jrb55]

Honestly. Sliding the credit card down her crack ISN'T degrading? What are you even smoking? and who says it was her idea?

[19ALKapone89]

how is doing tht with a credit card degrading it was her idea they dont ask the girl who done it ya know.i dont no about u but girls i c are always wearing skirts with look like belts n shit. then they got the nerve 2 bitch about russel simmons.

[CoogimaneLaFlair]

Blame nelly, even though the idea was the young ladie's and the girls knew what they were getting into when they signed up. If the women cared they wouldn't have done it. So tip drill is now defining his career.He has an extremely positive song called n dey say but half yall dont know wtf that is and that's sad

[agent2020]

I agree also.

[agent2020]

Truth.