About this Website
In the book review of "The Rise of the Post Hip Hop Generation: It's Bigger Than Hip Hop", hip-hop was born in the midst of the war on drugs, apartheid in South Africa, and the demise of the Black Power movement during the mid-to-late 1970s. Back then, hip hop was used a source of uplift, and the messages encouraged Africans to become agents and to fight back against oppression. Nowadays in hip hop, there are many rappers out there in the mainstream world today like Rick Ross, Drake, and Lil Wayne would normally talk about flashier things in life, such as how much money and women they got, what kind of jewelry they wear, inventing new dances and phrases like YOLO, and the kind of cars they drive. Then, you have a few select of rappers in the mainstream world that talks about the realism and their love of hip hop like Common, Kendrick Lamar, and Lupe Fiasco, most of them who are being overshadowed by the rappers that I’ve previously mentioned in the beginning.
This is where Hopsin comes in. As an independent rapper and co-founder of his own record label, Funk Volume, Hopsin’s lyrics gives society and the mainstream rappers a reality check about their selves. Songs like Sag My Pants and Ill Mind of Hopsin 1-5 (except 2) takes personal shots at the mainstream rappers while other songs like Baby Daddy, Who Do You Think I Am, and Don’t Trust ‘Em takes personal shots at the society that wants to live a fast life and want to be like their favorite performer.
This website is meant to teach and not to offend. No opinions will be made on this website. The only thing that will matter is how Hopsin and his style are constructed in black popular culture.
This is where Hopsin comes in. As an independent rapper and co-founder of his own record label, Funk Volume, Hopsin’s lyrics gives society and the mainstream rappers a reality check about their selves. Songs like Sag My Pants and Ill Mind of Hopsin 1-5 (except 2) takes personal shots at the mainstream rappers while other songs like Baby Daddy, Who Do You Think I Am, and Don’t Trust ‘Em takes personal shots at the society that wants to live a fast life and want to be like their favorite performer.
This website is meant to teach and not to offend. No opinions will be made on this website. The only thing that will matter is how Hopsin and his style are constructed in black popular culture.