http://http://culture.wnyc.org/articles/features/2010/sep/07/hip-hops-humble-legacy-preserved-bronx/
This article grasped my attention from the title alone, "City Helps Preserve Hip-Hop's Humble Legacy in the Bronx". So as I read into the article further I realized this project building in the Bronx was a monument to hip hop in their community. A man by the name of Clive Campbell a.k.a. DJ Kool Herc first set up the turntables and guitar amp that gave life to what is known now as the sound system and hip-hop music. He rocked many crowds in that basement and wanted to continue his legacy for many years to come for are future generation of children growing up in this community. But after the building became a poor in living conditions for the tenants the city wanted gentrification to not only the building but the community. So once this happen Mr. Campbell took the initiative to get support from the Senator and other important people to help support re-building the the building that was ver costly. After all the support the building is still standing and holds a every year "Back to school Jam" for the children. This is a way how Hip hop is still powerful today in a positive way. The writters attitude toward the event was positive because he put the spotlight on how hip hop help keep this commmunity together and keeping it's legacy alive and giving back to community as well. I feel that the author has a deep relationship with hip hop after reading between the lines of the article because he choose this as a subject to speak on and his tone was very respectful of hip hop and giving enlightenment on the history of this building and hip hop and the community of South Bronx.
This event is a great way to show that all hip hop music is not a contributing influence in black ghetto dysfunctional culture. Shows the light on a communit dealing with poverty and with help of people in the community and positive followers and money that things can work out for the better. They had a leader of the building who is a historian of hip hop DJ Kool Herc and he got the positive leaders of the community the Senator and city council to help support the movement of keeping this hip hop monument in the basement because it creates a place for the children of the community to come and be off the street. So this event proves the myth to not be fictional, and that hip hop has a positive influence in many people's life.
"The Jefferson's Theme Song"
"Well we're movin on up, To the east side. To a deluxe apartment in the sky. Movin on up To the east side. We finally got a piece of the pie. Fish don't fry in the kitchen; Beans don't burn on the grill. Took a whole lotta tryin' Just to get up that hill. Now we're up in teh big leagues Gettin' our turn at bat. As long as we live, it's you and me baby There ain't nothin wrong with that. Well we're movin on up, To the east side. To a deluxe apartment in the sky. Movin on up To the east side. We finally got a piece of the pie."
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Sep 17 2010 4:35 PM
ReplyDeleteDrake Calls T.I.'s Legal Issues An 'Unfortunate Situation' By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Sway Calloway
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1648134/20100917/drake.jhtml
This article is discussing the rapper T.I.
and his wife are arrested for posession of a controlled subsatnce. I believe that the writers are trying to prove that T.I. hasn't learned his lesson. Although the writers don't say directly that T.I. behavior is due to his career in Hip-Hop, the readers of this article are not suprised by his behavior rather affirms it.
In this article Drake is interviewed asked how he feels about T.I.'s arrest. Drake refers to the "game" and "movement" in his interview. In my opinion he is refering to the Hip-Hop game and movement. So we see a Hip-Hop artist living the life of poor urban African American male who has chosen street life over the new life that has been handed to him by the music and movie industry. As Tricia Rose book suggest that because this lifestyle continues to be lifted up in the media that it shows what is a longstanding belief about black youth. That we are incapable of living civil and productive lives. Perhaps T.I. came from a dysfunctional family and he never really had an opportunity to address this issue. So he becomes famous and is making a lot of money but he didn't learn that with this fame and fortune comes a lot of responsibility. That is the issue that is never addressed in our culture is there is a level of expectation for one to behave and act; if you are found acting improper then you are labeled and highlighted in American culture as uncivilized. If one is African american then he/she obviously came from a family of dysfunction and therefore its expected that you would act in this manner as seen in the article.