When I first heard the cut “Rapper’s Delight” by the SugarHill Gang, I realized that the impact of this new style of music was going to huge (and it was...) What was this new music where people were talking over a beat and why does this energy feel so right? Well over the years HipHop grew into a massive industry and the hits just kept on coming. As I look at this shot of the HipHop yearbook I ask myself, how did hiphop change these young peoples lives? I mean what would Onika Maraj or Jay Jenkins be doing now? Would they have families and careers outside of music. Would Pharrell Williams or Curtis Jackson be firemen or corporate executives? Would O’Shea Jackson or Melissa Elliott be teachers at some public school (can yall imagine some one calling Ice Cube ‘Mr. Jackson’ lsmh).
HipHop had a huge impact on these fresh faces in this yearbook shot. Hiphop made them legends. forever their name will always be with the world because of the music they created and the genre of music they represented. They became the new class of urban entrepreneurs that made other’s young and old feel like they could make it also and dreams do come true. And you know what, that’s a good thing.
“There’s nothing wrong with the music business that good music can’t cure...”
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