Its Hip Hop Appreciation Week

Yhere is a day for everything. A month for everything. A week for everything. May is known as Mental Health Awareness Month. However, this week is actually Hip Hop Appreciation Week. I don't know about you but Hip Hop definitely saved my mind... many times in my growing up. I remember when hip hop first started... in a way. In Cleveland,  we heard Rappers Delight...and it was mind blowing. Rap music just took to all the youth at the time. Our next real dabble into hip hop was Run DMC's Sucker MCs. EVERYBODY practiced that rap. EVERYBODY practice that beat. All the children started wearing those clothes wearing those shoes, really getting their style together. At the time, the adults really didn't understand. The complaints? "They aren't really singing". "This is noise... not real music".  "Those rappers keep stealing songs from everybody else". Adults felt offended at some of the lyrics. Some of the lyrics are crass,  misogynistic and downright disrespectful to women, mothers, girls, etc. However, there's a love there for the music. There's a love there for the artists. There's a love there for the people that you just don't understand. What started off as a street trend in New York City has literally taken over the world. I mean, wherever you go you see its influence. I deal with the real, and I love the real music. I love the true Hip Hop more, and I love the fact that this hip hop week was created to really celebrate the true origins of hip hop. The true impact that hip hop brings. The fact that it's about peace, love, unity, dignity- the things that you know we should be teaching in our society. I don't care about the gold chains, the diamonds, or how much money you got stacked up. I certainly don't care about all the people who are doing whatever hedonistic, lascivious debauchery. What I care about is the music. As an Aquarius, it's always about the music. It's always been about the music, it will always be about the music.  As for me and my house, we will always love hip hop. We will always give respect to the artists who really paved the way for this true art form. I invite you this week to listen to some of your old hip hop albums. Listen to the music that makes you feel good. We need more of that in this world, especially with the conflicts that you see on the news every day. This is a refreshing break to go to a time past where you can really just appreciate a true American urban art form. Are you into hip hop? If so, who's your artists?  What do you like to do when you're listening to hip hop? Can you appreciate the art form for what it is? Share your comments below. I want to thank you for reading this article and supporting this blog space. Please stay safe, warm and healthy. Take Care and God Bless!!!