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The Death of Hip Hop? The State of Rap, and it’s Future | Zaakir Patel | TEDxUplandsSchool


everybod is important but we slur them

everybod is important but we slur them with awkward so they shut us down they

with awkward so they shut us down they

with awkward so they shut us down they said stop it you sound like a clown you

said stop it you sound like a clown you

said stop it you sound like a clown you should forfeit so I’m standing on a

should forfeit so I’m standing on a

should forfeit so I’m standing on a cliff staring at this town but it’s the

cliff staring at this town but it’s the

cliff staring at this town but it’s the forest trees grow big but our egos the

forest trees grow big but our egos the

forest trees grow big but our egos the tallest so we can’t give it up but in

tallest so we can’t give it up but in

tallest so we can’t give it up but in this town we are tourists so this is an

this town we are tourists so this is an

this town we are tourists so this is an open letter concerning my dearest mama

open letter concerning my dearest mama

open letter concerning my dearest mama true love rhyming poetry inferior when I

true love rhyming poetry inferior when I

true love rhyming poetry inferior when I say rhyming poetry you should fear it I

say rhyming poetry you should fear it I

say rhyming poetry you should fear it I don’t mean feel what you think it

don’t mean feel what you think it

don’t mean feel what you think it teaches us I mean feel what it actually

teaches us I mean feel what it actually

teaches us I mean feel what it actually teaches us because we are very quick to

teaches us because we are very quick to

teaches us because we are very quick to assume without looking at the broader

assume without looking at the broader

assume without looking at the broader picture you see critics tend to take

picture you see critics tend to take

picture you see critics tend to take tricks tend to view rap as promoting

tricks tend to view rap as promoting

tricks tend to view rap as promoting violence and to some extent it’s hard to

violence and to some extent it’s hard to

violence and to some extent it’s hard to disagree with them because we have

disagree with them because we have

disagree with them because we have rappers like immortal technique who in a

rappers like immortal technique who in a

rappers like immortal technique who in a song called dance with the devil writes

song called dance with the devil writes

song called dance with the devil writes about this kid named Billy who just

about this kid named Billy who just

about this kid named Billy who just wants to make it up in the ranks of the

wants to make it up in the ranks of the

wants to make it up in the ranks of the drug game he says the shirt covered her

drug game he says the shirt covered her

drug game he says the shirt covered her face but she screamed and clawed so

face but she screamed and clawed so

face but she screamed and clawed so Billy’s stomped on the bitch until he

Billy’s stomped on the bitch until he

Billy’s stomped on the bitch until he broke her toe the dirty bastards knew

broke her toe the dirty bastards knew

broke her toe the dirty bastards knew exactly what they were doing they kicked

exactly what they were doing they kicked

exactly what they were doing they kicked her until they cracked the ribs and she

her until they cracked the ribs and she

her until they cracked the ribs and she stopped moving I will let that sink in

stopped moving I will let that sink in

stopped moving I will let that sink in for well see it’s hard to look in the

for well see it’s hard to look in the

for well see it’s hard to look in the Rings like this without thinking right

Rings like this without thinking right

Rings like this without thinking right but if you had heard the whole song

but if you had heard the whole song

but if you had heard the whole song you’d understand the broader message the

you’d understand the broader message the

you’d understand the broader message the rathnamala technique says well the song

rathnamala technique says well the song

rathnamala technique says well the song himself it’s really about how the black

himself it’s really about how the black

himself it’s really about how the black and Latino community are destroying

and Latino community are destroying

and Latino community are destroying their most valuable asset they’re women

their most valuable asset they’re women

their most valuable asset they’re women now a much broader spectrum this doesn’t

now a much broader spectrum this doesn’t

now a much broader spectrum this doesn’t just relate to the black and Latino

just relate to the black and Latino

just relate to the black and Latino community it relates to all communities

community it relates to all communities

community it relates to all communities whether you’re African with the Asian

whether you’re African with the Asian

whether you’re African with the Asian with a European whether you’re

with a European whether you’re

with a European whether you’re Australian what he’s trying to do is his

Australian what he’s trying to do is his

Australian what he’s trying to do is his cleaning for change he’s calling for

cleaning for change he’s calling for

cleaning for change he’s calling for justice see this is what poetry is

justice see this is what poetry is

justice see this is what poetry is supposed to it’s supposed to and

supposed to it’s supposed to and

supposed to it’s supposed to and including miss Konya use graphic imagery

including miss Konya use graphic imagery

including miss Konya use graphic imagery to convey a sense of involvement we need

to convey a sense of involvement we need

to convey a sense of involvement we need to understand that yes you view this as

to understand that yes you view this as

to understand that yes you view this as violent but I’m human as a call for

violent but I’m human as a call for

violent but I’m human as a call for peace a call for change you see the

peace a call for change you see the

peace a call for change you see the problem is now that we’re facing is that

problem is now that we’re facing is that

problem is now that we’re facing is that there’s a lot of rappers that are

there’s a lot of rappers that are

there’s a lot of rappers that are destroying the form a lot of rappers who

destroying the form a lot of rappers who

destroying the form a lot of rappers who think it’s okay to mumble and fake

all over 35s and na or into thinking

all over 35s and na or into thinking what did he just say you see these

what did he just say you see these

what did he just say you see these rappers are destroying the game right

rappers are destroying the game right

rappers are destroying the game right I view Ryan as possibly one of the most

I view Ryan as possibly one of the most

I view Ryan as possibly one of the most creative ways and expressing yourself

creative ways and expressing yourself

creative ways and expressing yourself Ryan gives a platform for people to

Ryan gives a platform for people to

Ryan gives a platform for people to convey their stories and their real

convey their stories and their real

convey their stories and their real experiences so let’s take a rapper named

experiences so let’s take a rapper named

experiences so let’s take a rapper named Big Pun who says dead in the middle of

Big Pun who says dead in the middle of

Big Pun who says dead in the middle of Little Italy little did we know that we

Little Italy little did we know that we

Little Italy little did we know that we riddled two middlemen who didn’t do

riddled two middlemen who didn’t do

riddled two middlemen who didn’t do diddily it’ll be a cold day in hell that

diddily it’ll be a cold day in hell that

diddily it’ll be a cold day in hell that they I take an L make no mistake for

they I take an L make no mistake for

they I take an L make no mistake for real I wouldn’t hesitate to kill right

real I wouldn’t hesitate to kill right

real I wouldn’t hesitate to kill right if you look at this you can see that the

if you look at this you can see that the

if you look at this you can see that the rice kept the rhyme scheme is extremely

rice kept the rhyme scheme is extremely

rice kept the rhyme scheme is extremely complex almost every syllable in that

complex almost every syllable in that

complex almost every syllable in that bus rhymes see this is where we should

bus rhymes see this is where we should

bus rhymes see this is where we should be progressing

be progressing

be progressing this is someone who appreciated and

this is someone who appreciated and

this is someone who appreciated and crafted the alpha-beta but this was

crafted the alpha-beta but this was

crafted the alpha-beta but this was written in 1998 right so let’s take a

written in 1998 right so let’s take a

written in 1998 right so let’s take a history lesson say say it’s 1970s since

history lesson say say it’s 1970s since

history lesson say say it’s 1970s since the dawn of rat it’s the dawn of hip-hop

the dawn of rat it’s the dawn of hip-hop

the dawn of rat it’s the dawn of hip-hop right now one of say this fine-looking

right now one of say this fine-looking

right now one of say this fine-looking gentleman over here was was trying to

gentleman over here was was trying to

gentleman over here was was trying to rap about school if he was trying around

rap about school if he was trying around

rap about school if he was trying around about school in the 1970s riots would be

about school in the 1970s riots would be

about school in the 1970s riots would be very basic you would say just went to

very basic you would say just went to

very basic you would say just went to school didn’t learn anything so I feel

school didn’t learn anything so I feel

school didn’t learn anything so I feel like a fool but all the girls they they

like a fool but all the girls they they

like a fool but all the girls they they made me wanna true I walked up to them

made me wanna true I walked up to them

made me wanna true I walked up to them and they thought I was super cool it’s

and they thought I was super cool it’s

and they thought I was super cool it’s very basic but it still has a point and

very basic but it still has a point and

very basic but it still has a point and it still has a story right now fast

it still has a story right now fast

it still has a story right now fast forward to I say around the 1980s – mm

forward to I say around the 1980s – mm

forward to I say around the 1980s – mm now this is the golden era of hip-hop

now this is the golden era of hip-hop

now this is the golden era of hip-hop the same rapper would rap about school

the same rapper would rap about school

the same rapper would rap about school in a completely more complex

in a completely more complex

in a completely more complex so it would be something like just come

so it would be something like just come

so it would be something like just come home from the school bullet hole to my

home from the school bullet hole to my

home from the school bullet hole to my dog from the fools make it known that I

dog from the fools make it known that I

dog from the fools make it known that I own the process of being cool right the

own the process of being cool right the

own the process of being cool right the rhyme scheme is completely different but

rhyme scheme is completely different but

rhyme scheme is completely different but the message is the same see that’s what

the message is the same see that’s what

the message is the same see that’s what we need to be doing this is the 2000s

we need to be doing this is the 2000s

we need to be doing this is the 2000s but now if you fast forward to 2017 in a

but now if you fast forward to 2017 in a

but now if you fast forward to 2017 in a wall away everything progresses it seems

wall away everything progresses it seems

wall away everything progresses it seems like the aqua Brian is regressing let me

like the aqua Brian is regressing let me

like the aqua Brian is regressing let me play a video for you guys to show you

play a video for you guys to show you

play a video for you guys to show you what I mean

those were some complex boss guys but

those were some complex boss guys but jokes aside this shows the transition to

jokes aside this shows the transition to

jokes aside this shows the transition to one rhyme started off with two what it

one rhyme started off with two what it

one rhyme started off with two what it became to what it is now

became to what it is now

became to what it is now you see it’s getting worse and they are

you see it’s getting worse and they are

you see it’s getting worse and they are rappers that come into the game thinking

rappers that come into the game thinking

rappers that come into the game thinking that it’s okay to dumb down the lyrics

that it’s okay to dumb down the lyrics

that it’s okay to dumb down the lyrics but I think that’s stupid because if all

but I think that’s stupid because if all

but I think that’s stupid because if all they came up is making hits and not

they came up is making hits and not

they came up is making hits and not educating what’s the point of rhyme in

educating what’s the point of rhyme in

educating what’s the point of rhyme in the end in the end of the day anyway you

the end in the end of the day anyway you

the end in the end of the day anyway you know we have rappers like me Goths and

know we have rappers like me Goths and

know we have rappers like me Goths and Kodak black and Lil Boosie but and lil

Kodak black and Lil Boosie but and lil

Kodak black and Lil Boosie but and lil yachty all these littles but none of

yachty all these littles but none of

yachty all these littles but none of them have big hearts

we need to stop supporting and his wack

we need to stop supporting and his wack ass rappers rappers that think it’s okay

ass rappers rappers that think it’s okay

ass rappers rappers that think it’s okay to talk about killing to think it’s okay

to talk about killing to think it’s okay

to talk about killing to think it’s okay to talk about just getting money yes

to talk about just getting money yes

to talk about just getting money yes that’s how hip-hop started but that’s

that’s how hip-hop started but that’s

that’s how hip-hop started but that’s because back in the day people were

because back in the day people were

because back in the day people were actually hustlers then the hustle to

actually hustlers then the hustle to

actually hustlers then the hustle to make money but now a person went to a

make money but now a person went to a

make money but now a person went to a private school who came up who who

private school who came up who who

private school who came up who who broken up well uh nice hole wants to say

broken up well uh nice hole wants to say

broken up well uh nice hole wants to say yeah man my struggle was toughs man this

yeah man my struggle was toughs man this

yeah man my struggle was toughs man this is what I did man mr. Kahn when I should

is what I did man mr. Kahn when I should

is what I did man mr. Kahn when I should be man but I’m the doers MC and I’m

be man but I’m the doers MC and I’m

be man but I’m the doers MC and I’m gonna kill everybody on the street man

gonna kill everybody on the street man

gonna kill everybody on the street man that’s not how it should be that’s not

that’s not how it should be that’s not

that’s not how it should be that’s not what we want rap to do reader support

what we want rap to do reader support

what we want rap to do reader support notable names names like Kendrick Lamar

notable names names like Kendrick Lamar

notable names names like Kendrick Lamar chemically my zurafa who has never

chemically my zurafa who has never

chemically my zurafa who has never smoked weed in his life when all other

smoked weed in his life when all other

smoked weed in his life when all other rappers around and try to influence him

rappers around and try to influence him

rappers around and try to influence him not one sissy touch bruh oh we never

not one sissy touch bruh oh we never

not one sissy touch bruh oh we never smoke never has a drank alcohol names

smoke never has a drank alcohol names

smoke never has a drank alcohol names like Jacob who talks about how the SWAT

like Jacob who talks about how the SWAT

like Jacob who talks about how the SWAT actually raided his house when the

actually raided his house when the

actually raided his house when the neighbors called on him

neighbors called on him

neighbors called on him who talks about how 911 white

who talks about how 911 white

who talks about how 911 white neighborhoods that in black

neighborhoods that in black

neighborhoods that in black neighborhoods it makes us think it makes

neighborhoods it makes us think it makes

neighborhoods it makes us think it makes us it takes time for us to understand

us it takes time for us to understand

us it takes time for us to understand what is being said but it educates we

what is being said but it educates we

what is being said but it educates we need these rappers rappers that teach us

need these rappers rappers that teach us

need these rappers rappers that teach us that the world might in is not a wall

that the world might in is not a wall

that the world might in is not a wall for sin it’s not a wall for murdering

for sin it’s not a wall for murdering

for sin it’s not a wall for murdering it’s a wall where we careful friends of

it’s a wall where we careful friends of

it’s a wall where we careful friends of all my boys become men

all my boys become men

all my boys become men a welcome piece of wall to breach a

a welcome piece of wall to breach a

a welcome piece of wall to breach a whirlwind everyone is deceased but we

whirlwind everyone is deceased but we

whirlwind everyone is deceased but we make it in the end

make it in the end

make it in the end they become at the fame get the best of

they become at the fame get the best of

they become at the fame get the best of you mahadeva making rappers with bad

you mahadeva making rappers with bad

you mahadeva making rappers with bad attitudes are the ones that distort

attitudes are the ones that distort

attitudes are the ones that distort destroying the youth but those are the

destroying the youth but those are the

destroying the youth but those are the ones that we need a boycott as well you

ones that we need a boycott as well you

ones that we need a boycott as well you see no matter what a critic cysts brad

see no matter what a critic cysts brad

see no matter what a critic cysts brad is possibly the biggest star in the

is possibly the biggest star in the

is possibly the biggest star in the world today there’s no genre that can

world today there’s no genre that can

world today there’s no genre that can compare to what rap is but sometimes and

compare to what rap is but sometimes and

compare to what rap is but sometimes and actually a lot of the times rap is

actually a lot of the times rap is

actually a lot of the times rap is abused you see media rappers that will

abused you see media rappers that will

abused you see media rappers that will change heal and motivate and that’s why

change heal and motivate and that’s why

change heal and motivate and that’s why they may endorse them we need rappers

they may endorse them we need rappers

they may endorse them we need rappers who don’t care about their public image

who don’t care about their public image

who don’t care about their public image but don’t care about their reputation

but don’t care about their reputation

but don’t care about their reputation we need rappers who care about talking

we need rappers who care about talking

we need rappers who care about talking about politics so I’m scared to talk

about politics so I’m scared to talk

about politics so I’m scared to talk about issues want scared to talk about

about issues want scared to talk about

about issues want scared to talk about moral injustice –is we don’t need

moral injustice –is we don’t need

moral injustice –is we don’t need rappers who think it’s okay to talk

rappers who think it’s okay to talk

rappers who think it’s okay to talk about what they did not speak at the

about what they did not speak at the

about what they did not speak at the club like Kingdom that’s what we need

club like Kingdom that’s what we need

club like Kingdom that’s what we need you see trap I find to be the most

you see trap I find to be the most

you see trap I find to be the most inspiring form of expressing yourself

inspiring form of expressing yourself

inspiring form of expressing yourself but there’s always going to be two

but there’s always going to be two

but there’s always going to be two aspects of bringing that brings rap down

aspects of bringing that brings rap down

aspects of bringing that brings rap down what a critic says and what the rappers

what a critic says and what the rappers

what a critic says and what the rappers are saying about themselves

are saying about themselves

are saying about themselves you see rap has the power to motivate

you see rap has the power to motivate

you see rap has the power to motivate rap should encourage and scare us but it

rap should encourage and scare us but it

rap should encourage and scare us but it shouldn’t make us wanna be was versions

shouldn’t make us wanna be was versions

shouldn’t make us wanna be was versions of ourselves

of ourselves

of ourselves they’ll never destroy us because we are

they’ll never destroy us because we are

they’ll never destroy us because we are real but we need to stop loving the

real but we need to stop loving the

real but we need to stop loving the faith because our faith is still in our

faith because our faith is still in our

faith because our faith is still in our hands so on

hands so on

hands so on the fans know me no Brad they need a man

the fans know me no Brad they need a man

the fans know me no Brad they need a man to step up to the plate and make

to step up to the plate and make

to step up to the plate and make mistakes but always conquer coz rap is

mistakes but always conquer coz rap is

mistakes but always conquer coz rap is much more than just talking itself an

much more than just talking itself an

much more than just talking itself an anchor matter of fact the fact is fake

anchor matter of fact the fact is fake

anchor matter of fact the fact is fake rappers is just actors pretending to be

rappers is just actors pretending to be

rappers is just actors pretending to be Street but actually money is all their

Street but actually money is all their

Street but actually money is all their outer so screw that this is a start of a

outer so screw that this is a start of a

outer so screw that this is a start of a new era now little also going to be rid

new era now little also going to be rid

new era now little also going to be rid of model with these new book chapters so

of model with these new book chapters so

of model with these new book chapters so we don’t care about what a critic says

we don’t care about what a critic says

we don’t care about what a critic says and we don’t care about our reputation

and we don’t care about our reputation

and we don’t care about our reputation all we care about is progressing further

all we care about is progressing further

all we care about is progressing further and the hip-hop nation thank you

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