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After reading Jeff Changs’s, “Stakes Is High”, I came to the conclusion that hip-hop has come to be the way our entire generation sees their world. When rap first became popular it was more of a political art form filled with anger and rebellion. The song “Cop Killer” by Ice-T is an example of the anger and hate that was being expressed. These songs brought truth to what was going on at the time. As this age died out the music changed to a different aspect and it became more about money. The tone changed to having expensive cars, houses, big wheels, and money.. Hip-hop is more mainstream then we think, with endorsements, clothing, shoes, and many more products backed by hip-hop artists. It is a new empire for the new generation, out with the old, in with the new. Actually I think that all music has a generational aspect to it.
To the idea that it is mainstream because of its popularity, I admit that such an assumption is valid. Hip-hop has had a great influence on the world. People in other countries have adopted not only the culture and lifestyle, but have reproduced it with infusions of their own culture. Hip-hop has become a way of life for many people, so much that instead of it being considered rebellious it is now normal and regarded as conventional. It is definitely the dominant trend in opinion, fashion and arts.