R.I.P. Hip Hop 1979-2007
I have come here to bury hip hop/rap. What started out as a counter cultural has become culture. What started out as people gathering at a house party listening to a DJ spin records has become Three Six Mafia winning an Oscar for best song. BTW that song sucks, it says nothing and it is basically a bass beat thrown through a bunch of synthesizers to funk it up.
I compare Hip-Hop to Rock and Roll in how they evolved and how they effected a generation of people. That is where the similarities end. Some people say that Rock and Roll died when Zeppelin broke up. Zeppelin was the second generation of Rock and Roll, they carried the torch from The Beatles, The Stones etc... They were what Rock and Roll had evolved to, from its humble beginnings when Marty Mcfly played "Johnnie B. Good" during the "Enchantment Under the Sea" dance in "Back to the Future". Rappers like The Notorious B.I.G. and A Tribe Called Quest were the second generation of Hip Hop, carrying the torch from Afrika Bambaattaa and Run DMC. Biggie and ATCQ were what hip hop evolved to from its Bronx block party humble beginnings.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has decided to let in a Hip Hop group into their hallowed inner circle. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five were inducted into the R&R HoF on Monday. Personally I am offended at this, Rap is not Rock! It never will be! Despite all the mash ups and Run DMC redoing Aerosmith's "Walk This Way", that is just people running out of beats or fresh new sounds. Some people, including me thought Rap died with Biggie, I was wrong. Rap died Monday March 12, 2007, when one of the rap groups that started it all decided to accept a bullshit honor from a group of people who if you asked them candidly would tell you that they can't stand Rap. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, stay the fuck out of Rap.
