“My main concern is that there is a balance in the system and that some art-based hip-hop can get out to the masses, 'cause right now people are not responding to what they don't know. Most people are just afraid to think on their own.” PeopleThinkingKnowsArtCausesBalanceRight NowMassConcernHip HopHipsHopsRespondingNot Responding Author:Black Thought
“I've sort of realized there's a definite pattern to my output at this point: there's an album that everybody sort of loves, that's a real balance between the old and new, like The Dreamer or No Beginning No End, like a blend of jazz and hip-hop, or r&b and soul and hip-hop.” RealSoulEndsBalanceJazzPatternsHip HopAlbumsHipsHopsDreamerDefiniteOutputOld And New Author:Jose James
“You have to have a balance, and I think that people get upset about Hip-Hop and say that it's dead because there is no balance. It's just all this simple-minded music, and it doesn't seem to be any content, and the dance club music outnumbers the little content there is.” PeopleThinkingLittlesSeemsSimpleBalanceHip HopClubsHipsUpsetHops Author:Chamillionaire
“The materialism, the brashness, the misogyny - everything in hip-hop is amplified. Misogyny is a good example of something that is completely amplified in hip-hop. I do think there is more than enough of a balance, though, for fans who are willing to search it out.” ThinkingEnoughFansExampleWillingBalanceHip HopHipsHopsMaterialismMisogynyGood Examples Author:Talib Kweli
“The objectification of females is not a good thing! Not every rapper does this, but when the lyrics focus solely on the strip club, 'poppin' bottles' and how many girls they can 'tap,' it distorts what kids are learning. I think if there was more of a female presence in hip hop we could break up the monotony. It's all about balance.” IfsThinkingDoeKidsGirlBreakFocusBalanceFemaleGood ThingsHip HopClubsHipsHopsBottlesRapperMonotonyObjectification Author:Queen Latifah
“What's wrong with hip-hop is the system that controls the definition of it. There needs to be more balance on the airwaves.” NeedsBalanceDefinitionsHip HopHipsHops Author:Saul Williams