Thank You for Saving Hip Hop

At this very moment I am in a state of pure bliss and relief. After biting my nails and being in a constant state of fear that the game was doomed to fade into bullshit. A industry full of clowns and bull gum rappers, rapping about dancing and blowing kisses using your simple abc 123 rhyming style. I can finally say I am no longer worried about this. I guess while I was in fear that the industry that I have grown to love and cherish was soon to meet its demise real MCs were planning. Planning their takeover…planning to take back the game and restore it to its natural state, where real vocabularies and not only street smarts but book smarts are needed; Planning on setting the standards of good music so high that only the chosen ones could deliver.

Being a real MC is not a common thing, regardless how some may see it. Sure anybody can rap but being a REAL MC is something that chooses you not you choose it. A real MC knows when they have the gift of rap inside them, and they work and study to improve their craft. They listens to others studies music not just hip hop but all types, read and inform themselves on the world and what is going on in it. They don’t care if the people are bounce to their song but they care if their music has a meaning, if it stands for something, or speaking on something. They’re not making songs just for the hell of it but they’re making songs to get it off their chest, to speak of what they see and experience.

I feel like real MCs have powers. Nothing magical but none the less they are powers. They have the power to control your emotions. They know how to make you shut up, listen, and think. They have the power to make you feel their feelings, even when you can’t personally relate. The way they word what they say, the passion you hear in their voices and the overall story they’re telling takes over and consumes you.  Real MCs also know how to take their personal experiences and help you relate.

 It’s kind of comforting, knowing that you’re not alone in this journey to know that somebody who you thought had it all also has real problems. Also to know that grinding it out really works. I’m sure it’s so many people out there on their grinds that’s wondering will it pay off and when they hear these MCs rap about their grind and how they came up, can be real aspiring. 

I honestly don’t know why I’m writing this but I’m kind of glad I did. I guess listening to this J.Cole Friday Night Lights mixtape has inspired this. I mean dude has straight classics! The mere thought of Kanye, J.Cole, Wale, Kid Cudi, and a lot others just brings a smile to my face. I used to be jealous that the people in the 80’s and 90’s had rappers like Run DMC, A Tribe Called Quest, Mos Def, and other like them to listen to and I had Soulja Boy -__- (Throws up) But thanks to the before named artist I can once again enjoy music and be excited to wake up in the morning knowing that one of these talented people will drop a song, mixtape, or album.