When Did You Fall In Love With Hip-Hop?
Hip-Hop You The Love of My Life
Well I absolutely
love this topic, because I love hip-hop. I'm 20 years old, so yes I'm a 90s
baby, unfortunately I wasn't alive for the beginning of hip-hop. Therefore my
hip-hop influences are not: Eric B & Rakim, Run DMC, KRS-1, Suga Hill Gang,
Funky 4 plus One More, Rappers Delight etc... You get the drift. However we 90s
babies are the luckiest, because we've gotten a chance to be a part of the
elevation of the lifestyle. Raps that were once only rhymes, elevated to many
poetic devices. Artist such as: Tupac, Biggie, Common, Jay-Z, Nas, Eminem, and
OutKast etc...are examples of the advance. With all of that being said, I've
been a hip-hop listener since 1998, I was 5 years old, but of course that's not
when I fell in love with hip-hop, because I was way too young to appreciate any
music. Back then all I enjoyed about music was the catchy tones, but not the
lyricism. As the years past I began to develop an infatuation with music as a
whole, even listening to oldies and other Genres. In my opinion nothing will
compare to hip-hop, especially now with artist like Kendrick Lamar, J Cole,
Drake, and well myself even. Although all genres have influenced my love for
music, I truly fell in love with hip-hop when I heard "Love of My
Life" by Erika Badu & Common. The Beat, Lyrics, and Video is the most
accurate depiction of hip-hop still to this day. Truly it's something about the
way thee beat drops, you just feel it in your soul, and the soul voices and
lyrics to match. Love of My Life dropped in August 2002, I was 7 years old at
the time and I remember when the video aired on 106 & park, back when 106
& Park was worth watching. With that song, I was drawn and obsessed with
hip-hop forever. Yes, hip-hop has had it's disappointing times, but with albums
& mixtapes such as: Section 80, Watch The Throne, Take Care, The Warm Up,
Control System, Acid Rap, Yeezus etc...You can't stay mad for long lol. Hip-Hop
you the love of my life!
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