It was suppose to be a celebration of, the 50th Anniversary of The March On Washington, but it was turned into a bash on today’s rap music. Fox News is worldly known for being controversial with their beliefs dated back to the 1800s, but now their comparing music of the 60s to today’s rap. Hit the jump for the details.
Coming in from a segment on the 50th Anniversary of The March on Washington, anchor woman, Shannon Bream announced Bob Dylan’s 1963 hit “Blowin’ in the Wind,” and goes into comparing it’s uplifting lyrics to the 2013 rap songs. Assisting her in the bash is, Jehmu Greene who calls Jay Z’s lyrics, “despicable…filled with misogyny, and talks of certain parts of the black community.”
It’s been a while since the, “sweet music of the march on Washington” was heard, adds Bream.
Here goes Fox News…voicing their opinion is one thing, but whether agreed with or not, rap is a culture, and a freedom of expression. It’s up to listeners of ANY genre to decipher the words and do with them as they please, which is why rap has a bad name. Why is rap music always under the microscope?! Thoughts in the comments below.
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The American Mind Is the most useful tools on the planet. I understand that people get offend by what “RAP/HIP HOP artists are saying.” The thing is, they DO promote growth of life. I personally have understood and appreciated the work that artists like JAY Z, Dr. Dre, Nas, GuRu, Notorious, Diddy, Big L, Fat Lip, Common, Black Thought, Mos Def, Eminem, and the list goes on and on…. Have shown to the world, They have become known for more than just “RAP” they DO have the right to say what they’d like. We are talking about one of the most influential people in this decade. There is absolutely no room to judge, Where some one has come from and where any mind has grown. The life we all live need is to understand that every person is not the same, each has entitlement to life. It’s a journey and some artists have seen the negative part of life, the same way Bob Dylan did then, and the same way J is now, He’s made something different, There are times when I cant agree with what is said in music, but music is life and life is BEAUTIFUL that’s all these artists are trying to get across. Life is hard welcome to the world. The slander and “disrespect” is all part of it. Where do you think you’ve come from? There has to be a point where we can listen and understand that its only the society that we have raised that are moving toward the same GREATNESS!!!
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