Black Power from artist Hank Willis Thomas
Gil Scott- Heron who wrote this popular hip hop poem to music in 1969, did not live to see he was wrong, in part.
When RUN DMC came on stage wearing Adidas sneakers, who would have thought that the Johnny Mathis outfit with suits and patent leather shoes, would be considered “old school”?
Michael Jackson’s “Beat It” rocketed “break dancing” to unbelievable heights of interest, hip hop had entered mainstream.
Covering popular songs in hip hop genre gained attention of record producers and studios. The appeal was to the underserved youth, who wanted to own their own master recordings. Established studios jockeyed to get aboard the money train, and thus created labels for the hip hop generation. The revolution hit RCA and Columbia Records.
This influenza emitting from the ghettos of America began infecting the back alleys of cities in small towns all over the world, Europe Africa, the Caribbean and South America.
The new millionaires came from the streets (Artist Kudzanai Chiurai of Zimbabwe).
The youth all over the world saw themselves as Missy Elliott, Eminem, Biggy Smalls, Kool Moe Dee, to name a few. This wave affected clothing designers, liquor manufacturers, make up, and other paraphernalia of the associates.
The new millionaires came from the streets (Artist Kudzanai Chiurai of Zimbabwe).
The youth all over the world saw themselves as Missy Elliott, Eminem, Biggy Smalls, Kool Moe Dee, to name a few. This wave affected clothing designers, liquor manufacturers, make up, and other paraphernalia of the associates.
Hip Hop, now 50 years! In exhibition at the Baltimore Museum of Art.
3-piece suits were out, replaced with bomber jackets, track suits, and of course the black African, in all that heavy gold jewelry, that Europeans embroidered their gowns, and headpieces, that was bought for nothing or stolen at gunpoint.
Hip hop has revolutionized the world, from music to luxury cars.
Today it is 50 years since the revolution began. The Baltimore Museum of Art has joined the revolution, with an exhibition that runs through the summer of 2023.
The revolution has not only been televised, it’s been a bomb blast!
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