Blog #8

I think that music best depicts Black culture in the world today. Hip-hop/R&B/Rap are relatively new styles of music compared to other genres, but they are some of the strongest musically and influentially. The reason I like hip-hop is that artists tell stories about their lives, it's not just writing songs about girls and dissing other artists. My favorite artist is Lupe Fiasco, but Kid Cudi is growing on me too. Lupe is great because he doesn't overuse profanities and the meaning of his songs are really deep. That's the same with Kid Cudi. They both talk about their struggles in life and rap about situations going on today. African American music is really good at telling stories from the past and discussing modern day problems, including social/political/economic issues.

My favorite Lupe song is Hip-Hop Saved My Life:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4rwye_lupe-fiasco-feat-nikki-jean-hip-hop_music