John Morrison is a knowledgeable source of information regarding hip hop’s past and present bringing intelligence and insight.
I think because of the political struggles of the late ’50s, ’60s, ’70s, that Black folks in general started to look at society and think we can express ourselves in a different way. We don’t have to adhere to this respectability idea, or things like that. It all happened on a continuum—Black folks had been engaged in a Black freedom struggle since we got here and before. The Black liberation struggle in the ’60s and ’70s cleared a pathway for what would happen later.
The expression is genuine, and the sentiment is genuine. But I think that these artists don’t get stamped out like, say, the Panthers did because there was a business and voyeurism from white rap fans that put [today’s artists] in a different place. It’s different when you’re Black and outraged but also a pop star.
I was DJing at a party last month and there was a little group of Black girls; the oldest one was 8. And they were singing “Get Down on It.” I’m like, Why do y’all know that song? Because a young artist sampled it, and it’s all over TikTok. Sampling and hip hop have allowed Black folks in particular—really the world—to have this tangible link to the music of our parents, our grandparents. And it’s a beautiful thing. That, to me, is the most significant contribution [of] hip hop.I saw Drew Dixon tweet something about how women, in particular, had to fight extra-hard for credit and decency within the rap music industry [and] hip-hop culture, and she said my hope is that in the next 50 years, it’ll be easier for women.
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