Talib Kweli and Mos Def are two
musicians who grew up in New York City and their different perspectives on this
place was brought out in this album. Their message about society I think is
best illustrated in their song Thieves in
the Night. I particularly liked this because it made me think of what we
talked about in class about the graffiti that people used to paint on subways
and other locations at night. They were not stealing anything (“thieves”), but
they were absolutely committing a crime and certain people did not appreciate
it. The song also talks about money and fame, which were also themes in the
start of HipHop!
I like B
Boys Will B Boys because it gives shout outs to a lot of people and that is
something we talked about in the sense that Hip Hop is about the fame,
recognition and competition of being the best. In the documentary we watched,
it was great hearing how it was individuals’ goals to just get a shout out from
the DJ. I also like how it explained how rappers evolved form simply being
people start the beginning of parties, trying to get everyone pumped up, into
being actual artists.
I would say this particular music
sticks to the genre of hiphop and rap because of the “rapping” that does
happen, as well as some of the topics they are discussing. They are not as
violent as some artists we hear today, but there are still references to drugs
and violence. I like how a lot of their songs talk about culture and the hard
life of some individuals, particularly African Americans, growing up in the
conditions that they have. They are trying to spread their message through rap
and music in general, which absolutely coincides with this genre. Rap is not my
first choice of music to listen to, but I really enjoyed listening to this
album, hearing the words, and leaning more about this kind of music in general.
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