Hip-hop makes historic appearance on the Oprah Winfrey show
Submitted by Boss Lady on April 18, 2007 – 2:03 pm8 Comments
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This is a follow-up to our earlier post about Russell Simmons’ emergency meeting for hip-hop, being held today in New York.
Below is footage from yesterday’s Oprah episode, where hip-hop bigwigs such as rapper Common and Simmons himself got the chance to defend the music to Oprah’s worldwide audience, while also acknowledging that in many ways, change must come immediately.
We think it’s powerful viewing here at DrJays.com, and definitely a step in the right direction.
hey it doesn’t get any better than being on the Big “O”
Does Russell Simmons speak for anyone besides himself or his ex wife?
they again…… made hip-hop look ignorant, hypocritical, with outrageous double standards lol… take no responsibility for this money we make should be the motto but at the same time, I’m joking with this… they made some comments i wouldnt’ agree wtih though and def made it obvious how black people are way too double standardizing
1. They need to make sure that they get some of the rappers that are considered misogynistic into the meeting.
2. I think the real problem is that young black people take the music to seriously. I am a white teen, and am my no means trying to be racist but might come off that way, and i know that most of the stuff that is “misogynistic” is just party music, and not really meant to be taken seriously (if it is, then there might be a really big problem). But from experience, ive seen dudes at my school taking this music waay to literally. even girls, they act in ways that warrant these sexist comments. they act like hoes.
3. Speaking of hoes, i think that hip hop should be treated as de-sensitizing the word ho. Kinda like shrink wit psychiatrist.
more fire for Oprah… not helping but just drowning the revolution
Speaking from the true perspective of someone that grew-up on hip-hop, I AM VERY ANGRY WITH THE CULTURE!!!!!!!!!! I am 26 yrs of age, I was raised in a religious household that shunned the music. Yet, as time passed, the content of the culture began to reflect what some minorities in this land deal with. What my peers speak of on the mic is shamefull to some degree. IT IS NOT EXPECTED THAT AN OLDER GENERATION BE IN COMPLETE TOUCH WITH THE PROGENY AROUND THEM!! This must be FULLY comprehended first; for what my grandfather gave the cornerstore for groceries in 1939, will not get a peice of candy today. Therefore the challenges, hardships, racism(ON BOTH ENDS), desperation, unequaility, are all things you find in the mainstream of America. Hip-hop started on the corners amongst so many viles, yet had the hustlers sense, that carried it from there to the most popular and most heard form of music on earth. The generations coming up now are the very reason. When the very people reading this e-mail are too old to sustain their time here,…… my generation will be in control. Right now is the time, not to find fault with one another, but to encourage through example. Mrs. Winfrey has trailblazed so many paths for my sisters and brothers, regardless of age or race. Sean Carter(JAY-Z) has set an example that within the culture, it’s possible for SOME of the raw, violent, fearless society we live in today,to do positve things. Bill O Reilly slammed Pepsi because they wanted to endorse Ludacris. Yet everytime I turn around, commercials contain BLACK rappers,athletes,spokesmen…. as if the exposure is a token. WE, the generation living, surviving, and telling through rhyme, the things you hear,make it possible by sheer determination. Now it’s out of control, and we lost it. There is song that surmises this whole thing very well. Nasir Jones album “HIP-HOP is DEAD” song #3 “Carry on Tradition”, the brother makes a good point, and that’s what hip-hop did to make me love it! I thought about things, tried to relate to an artist, really connect with what they said!!! If Jay-z and Nas can be at peace, for the bettermeant of OUR culture, why can’t artists,(REALLY THE LABELS THAT SIGN THEM) make the music that lifted my head when my father left me, or I related to cause I didn’t want a violent life. It may not seem like it, but at one time I felt like HIP-HOP loved me, now I feel like she been cheating with dude down the block the whole time. I love her, she just need to come to her senses.
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hey he was on their again today promoting his new book!!!
I wanted to post something about this issue of how hip hop culture has turned from being SO good to being SO annoying, but IBMTHUG damn! you said everything I wanted to say and much more. I really love how you personified Hip Hop as it being a female that once loved you now you sort of feel that she turned her back on you and need to come back to her senses. Because hip hop indeed needs a makeover, it needs to be real again not just money, cars, drugs, and hos because there is waaaay more to life than that! But I do give it up to Russell, Common and the rest of them for trying to address the issue you can’t blame them for that!