http://www.michiganhiphop.com/2009/12/07/1210-mu-today-u-tomorrow-benefit-concert/ Dedicated to the entire Michigan Hip-Hop scene Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:10:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.michiganhiphop.com/2009/12/07/1210-mu-today-u-tomorrow-benefit-concert/comment-page-1/#comment-1589 Editorial : Did Hip-Hop Deliver, and Inspire, in ‘09? Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:55:35 +0000 http://www.michiganhiphop.com/?p=2424#comment-1589 [...] So, all things considered, Hip-Hop failed to deliver. But Hip-Hop did not fail in inspiring me profoundly, as it always has—and, I can only assume, always will. The recent National Geographic panel put together by Nas and Damian Marley—which assembled DJ Kool Herc, Rakim, King Jammy, and DJ Red Alert in the same room—is a firm reminder of why Hip-Hop (and its ambassadors) should never be counted out. So is Lupe Fiasco’s performance in Howard Zinn’s The People Speak, which aired last night on the History Channel. I demand much from a culture that changed the way millions of people around the world looked at young Black and Brown people, then changed how millions of young Black and Brown people looked at themselves and the world. Hip-Hop’s possibilities are infinite. And if anyone needs more convincing, a few underground artists showed what true, collective Hip-Hop agitation looks like last week: http://www.michiganhiphop.com/2009/12/07/1210-mu-today-u-tomorrow-benefit-concert/. [...] [...] So, all things considered, Hip-Hop failed to deliver. But Hip-Hop did not fail in inspiring me profoundly, as it always has—and, I can only assume, always will. The recent National Geographic panel put together by Nas and Damian Marley—which assembled DJ Kool Herc, Rakim, King Jammy, and DJ Red Alert in the same room—is a firm reminder of why Hip-Hop (and its ambassadors) should never be counted out. So is Lupe Fiasco’s performance in Howard Zinn’s The People Speak, which aired last night on the History Channel. I demand much from a culture that changed the way millions of people around the world looked at young Black and Brown people, then changed how millions of young Black and Brown people looked at themselves and the world. Hip-Hop’s possibilities are infinite. And if anyone needs more convincing, a few underground artists showed what true, collective Hip-Hop agitation looks like last week: http://www.michiganhiphop.com/2009/12/07/1210-mu-today-u-tomorrow-benefit-concert/. [...]

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