In this, the inaugural posting on my fledgling blog, I shout from the internet's mountaintop, or perhaps its lowest lying valley to tell you: "RAP. IT IS GOOD." Now, I must confess - like most worldly things of human making, Rap is far from perfect. At it's lowest form it is recycled garbage, and as most first graders could tell you: garbage just doesn't go into recycling. At it's highest though, Rap is a genre that elevates music to poetry, and ever since Bob Dylan stopped being well, Bob Dylan, there has been a vacancy that only truly lyrical music could fill. Rap has filled this void and then some. Because with Rap, and really Hip Hop in general, it isn't just the words, but the rhythmic, inspired way they dance around the hard hitting snare and powerful booming bass drops. It is the only music I know that can move you while simultaneously creating a dialogue.
And that is why I'm here. To have a dialogue with Y-O-U. So, should you care to humor me, this is what the blog should set out to do:
1. Share awesome music. I don't care if it's a throwback, famous or forgotten. I don't care if it's the new hit single or an underground banger from Australia. Post it. Talk about it. Embrace it.
2. Talk about anything you want to regarding Hip Hop, its current state, its history, how it affects your life. My second post will show you the way my friends.
3. Have fun. I'm not sure I can force you to do this, but hey it was worth a try!
Until next time, Peace out homies
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