The Music Of Protest

At the weekly meeting of the Inkwell 3, we discussed many things and many issues, but this one we felt needed to be covered. The new music of protest--hip-hop. I recall the music for change of the 60's and 70's, not hip-hop is becoming the new songs of protest.

It started off as the voice of the inner city and the problems that were lived by the singers. I recent years it has exploded on the world as the music of protest. From the reservations for Native Americans to the world of war, performers are voicing their opinions and feelings about the world and the world situation.

There are groups like Off The Rez, a NA rap group or groups in Senegal or South Korea or The Palestinians Territories, or those in the Southern part of Asia. The music style is growing and as it grows it is becoming the voice of political oppression, poverty, hunger and hopelessness.

I know that too many people see rap or hip-hop as a group of guys with lots of gold and barely clothed women, but it is evolving into so much more and it is becoming the music of protest and the music for change.


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