Hip Hop's message

Hip Hop has not still recovered from the death of Eric Wright better known as "Easy E" who was affected by HIV in 1995.

The passing away of the great Tupac Amaru Shakur (2pac) did not help Hip Hop as well. 2pac was the inner voice of youth spreading messages of the thug life. N.W.A another gangsta rap group break up occured in the 90s. N.W.A also spread messages with songs such as "Fu** da police" . The idea of that song was to bring out awareness how the police treated African Americans during this time. I remember reading an article of how this young girl in the ghetto was shot. An in order for the ambulance to come they had to be escorted by the police because that was the procedure they issued when going to areas where its dangerous according to them.

Anyway the police was like 2 hours late to escort the ambulance to help the girl and the girl died on the scene. I like how N.W.A tried to show how the police can be always targeting African Americans. But is it a racial issue? Yes i think it is. Police still have the same profile when it comes to suspects. I think thats an real racist approach, as whenever some crime happened the police immediately motived an young African American male.


N.W.A. and 2Pac’s politically charged music is filled with messages that spread awareness and aim to spark a revolution. 

When you look at today's rappers such Lupe Fiasco you can identity that he consitenlty tried to challenge american idealogy. The album "Food & Liquor" received 3 Grammy awards. Lupe Fiasco challenges the listener to revaluate the bureacracy. In an interview with complex magazine he discussed his most recent album L.A.S.E.R.S.

“I know the process that went behind it. I know the sneaky business deal that went down behind this song, or the artist or singer or songwriter who wrote this hook and didn’t want to give me this song in the first place. So when I have that kind of knowledge behind it, I’m just kind of neutral to it like, ‘Another day, another dollar.’”

His Larger message is still implicit as it challenges listeners to think. I love how the fact that he makes us think because when you think you come to realization. Lupe Fiasco is one of the artists i respect because he is trying to carry on 2pacs messages as in by trying to open peoples eyes. 


If N.W.A. did not dissolve, and 2Pac hadn’t died, their voices would likely continue to represent and encourage Generation Y.

Tamana