Hip Hop Matter(9-55)

Summary
"Back in the Day" as they would call it Hip Hop was way different then what it is now. Back then Hip Hop really wasn't notice by many people. Sylvia Robinson's son Joey Jr. wanted to start producing rap. The first person they got didn't work out, but later on he met a man name Guy O' Brien and a man name Michael Wright. Rap music was recognized as MCing and MC was short for master of ceremonies. A young boy named Curtis Jackson was recognized and when 2003 came he called himself 50 cent, and many people started to love him. Back then rap was like a competition and there were so many different styles from so many different people. At first Hip Hop was about life and it was just free styling now Hip Hop got nasty and it is really "gangster". In 1991 Ice Cube he hit the number one in the chart. Marion known as "Suge" and Andre known as Dr. Dre was co- founders of Death Row Records. Everyone was inspired by Dr. Dre. The Chronic was double platinum and still in the billboard top ten. "There aren't many three people like him in the music business. He can rap, he can produce....and he can direct a video with humor. Do you know how hard that is? Famous movie directors can't do that"(Watkins 48). You can tell that many people loved him and that he was making a difference and making hip hop live than it was.


Quote
"You can have all the money in the world and be the unhappiest guy in the world"(Watkins 42). I chose this quote because I agree with this. Many people in the world think it is all about the money because once you have the money you can be happy because you have money but it is unhappy when you don't have no one in your life that you can share it with. Plus I hear this quote everywhere and when I saw this quote I thought of the many people who I have heard it from.


Reaction
I think so far this book is really interesting. At first I find it a little bit confusing because I really wasn't understanding what I was reading. This book really explains the history of what Hip Hop was really about and how it started. Many people listen to hip hop and many people really don't know the history behind it, so if you want to learn more about Hip Hop and its past, this book would help you a- lot.