Woke up this morning with my inbox full... One in particular was time stamped at 4:47am, it was from my partner, T. As I read it, I knew he was pissed. His tone came through loud and clear. It's my duty to share his experience with you all. Mind you, I knew he went to screening of 'Straight Outta Compton' last night. I could hear T reciting the bars from Easy-E as I read... "I live it, I see it, and I write it because I know it."
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I'll say it once and for all! Some of the sources of Hip Hop are not worth your time. It's not a black or white thing, hell I work alongside Leslie Mac who is arguably one source who is ahead of the curve and most definitely in tune with hip hop. But some of these messengers claim to be connected to the culture actually have no valid point nor do they need to add the words "Hip Hop" to their social media bios or screen names. Check your sources, check their playlist, quiz them when you see hip hop improprieties. Followers can be bought or just numbers on a profile. It's how they engage with the like minds. The culture is now being painted by someone who does a lil research on the web and has no idea of what the music feels like. Not the sound, but what it feels like. You can't download Hip Hop, you can't find it in an app on the App Store. IJS! I've read all these reviews and feedback about Straight Outta Compton and they take the wind outta the sails. True hip hop heads can fill in the blanks of the moments that made NWA who they are. Magazines and shows such as Word Up Fresh, Right On, Yo, and The Basement were the pioneering sources of the Hip Hop culture. If you never read, touched or at the least heard of any of those contributing factors to the expansion of the culture...you should take your fingers away from the keyboard. They dove into the artist.
Written by Terrence Dawson
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