Tuesday, September 23, 2014

McBride's, "Hip-Hop Planet"

Gabriela Allen           
September 21, 2014
Professor Young
English 1 1100
“Hip Hop Planet”

            At first, McBride did not really like hip-hop and rap and was not a fan of it.  Eventually he got used to it and began to like it.  Music is part of your identity.  It shows people they type of person you are by what you may listen to.  There was one rap group, the Last Poets that McBride did not really like.  He had stated how he had been scared of them at first.  “They scared me.  To black America, they were like the relatives you hoped wouldn’t show up at your barbecue because the boss was there”(McBride).  He believes that hip-hop is now starting to turn into socially conscious songs and he begins to like it more.  He starts to believe that the lyrics coming out of their mouths are a fantasy.  All of the violent words and lyrics are not reality to the artists; they are just trying to make some money.  Not only does McBride give his perspective on hip-hop and rap, but he also does a good job at using RENNS.  Using this to describe the lyrics of this genre of music gives the reader a clear understanding of what point McBride is trying to make.  Eventually he gets over the fact of the lyrics being violent, just because he realizes some of it isn’t entirely violent.  Also some of it may not even be real so it makes a difference.


            

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