Hey Fellow Hip Hop Heads,
Its Megan C., once again, unfortunately our teammate Natasha G. won't be with us anymore so you guys won't get to here about her amazing event. But we wish Natasha the best of luck on her newest journey. We are nearing the end of our class, and we are all excited to see how each of the events have turned out, so I am going to take this time to tell you what new developments have occurred with my event. Remember guys this is a fictitious event, so Diddy and Jay-Z won't be on campus soon.
So the FAMU Hip Hop Honors show is moving ahead full steam, and we are proud to announce that Russell Simmons and Def Jam are please to award 2 of the Institute's seniors with a chance to intern with them this summer. They have told us about another surprise, but we won't leak that one just yet.
We had a couple set backs, though the event was greatly supported by the FAMU administration, including President Ammons, a few of the professor slightly protested the honoring of any member of the hip hop community, because they felt they were all "thugs", "dead beat fathers", and "convicts." This wasn't something that I took lightly, I wanted everyone on FAMU's campus to be involved in this affair, and I needed the support of the entire faculty in order to have a good turn out. So I had to let them know what the purpose of this event was truly.
Here is the breakdown, yes its very true that many members of the hip hop community are not living the "role model" lifestyle, but its isn't up to us to decide exactly what it is that they should be doing in their own lives. We can only go off of what they have done and what they are doing, and no we aren't going to look past some of the deeds that some may have done, but we choose to award those who have done something in the community.
We have 4 awards:
-Community Involvement: which is given to the artist who has showcased concern for the neighborhood, that he/she may be from originally, or where they currently live.
-Children's Benefit: for the artist that has done amazing work for the children of the community, and has a strong belief in the power of education.
-FAMU Hip Hop Honors: which we already know is going to the wonderful RUSSELL SIMMONS for all of his work for education, children, and the community.
-FAMU Institute Honors: which is our surprise award given to a deserving Institute senior, who has excelled in their academic work, but still gives back to the community.
So in the end, the faculty did realize that the award show would be very beneficial to the university, and we finally in full support. AND THE PLANNING CONTINUES...
So here is the question I have for you this week...
Who do you think is a positive figure in the HIP HOP industry, and how do you feel about those (T.I, Trick Daddy, DMX, The Game) who seem to disregard the law on all levels?
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Hi Megan C, that's so sweet. I think T.I.did a really good job giving back but majority of it, at one point, was to help with reducing his jail time.
ReplyDeleteHowever, I also believe Jeezy does a wonderful job. He's been consistent with coming home (Macon, GA) to give back to the kids every Christmas and they always look forward to it.
I think one of the most influential and postive people in the Hip Hop industry today is Rev. Run from Run DMC. He embodies maturity and is also a positive role model for men, young and old. In his reality show on MTV "Run's House" the reverend invites us into his home, shares his struggles, and is a very good father to his children. He shows ment that they can be providers, and continue with a career. Run, came from humble beginnings, and has come far. He is a true role model.
ReplyDeleteI feel alot of Hip hop artist are positive people. They portray this image before everyone on televeision and through their music but most of them honestly do give back to their communities.As Jmccorkle said Rev. Run is considered to be a positive model and many hip hop artist in his time, but if many people could look past their music which is a little hard to do at times. Most hip hop artist do have good hearts.
ReplyDeleteTo me, the most influential in the hip hop industry right now is Drake. Though he is a new artist, I feel like his lyrics are not like any other rap artist out there. They speak truth and are not just about the "bling" and "fame" that a lot (not all) artist rap about today. I enjoy listening to him, because he not only has great beats to vibe to, but the lyrics have a lot of meaning behind them.
ReplyDeleteI believe a couple of artists are positive figures in Hip-Hop. Rev. Run he is an excellent role model. I read is book about parenting and its great. I would also say Master P...yes I said it. Master P took the initiative to start a label that was void of cuss words (after the No Limit) and thats great. I think basically as these rappers age they mature and they don't do the same things they used to.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely blog post. Nice job, Megan. You've done such a good planning your fictitious event. Maybe one of these days you will have the opportunity to really implement your project.
ReplyDeleteWell, in answer to your question, I will always love Heavy D and the positive image he continues to have in the hip hop industry. I can't believe no one else mentioned his name!
As for those hip hop artists who are in jail and are constantly breaking the law...I think they would do this whether they were in the hip hop artists community or not. It's unfortunate that hip hop gets a bad rap for the thuggish deeds of some of the so-called artists.
Thank Prof. Kinchlow! And I completely agree with the last part of your comment. Most of these artist admit that before they were stars they were always in trouble, in and out of jail, or just doing things that were morally wrong. Take 50 Cent for example, he is famous for being the guy that got shot 9 times and lived, (definitely something that I wouldn't be proud of). And T.I., though he seems to have reformed himself, he was a hustler (not a good one) before his days as T.I/TIP.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with the people all of you have chosen as positive role models in the industry. Especially Rev. Run, I actually recieve his words of inspiration as a text message every day, some are very helpful.