![]() ![]() Everybody was sort of kicking that knowledge of self and trying to pass it on through the music." “So many of the artists, right? Yeah, from Stetsasonic, Public Enemy, Queen Latifah, you name it. “So much of the hip-hop at that time period was about gaining knowledge of self that was so critical,” Alim explained. He said that hip-hop was “all of those things that kids love,” but that they were also being educated at the same time. “I was listening to something musical, that was poetic, that was political, that was strong, and it was funky, and it had a rhyme and dance to it,” Alim told The World. When he first heard the sound, it struck him as multi-layered, and he saw its potential. More than that, he sees how hip-hop has become a teaching tool for communities around the globe. “I was born in 1977, and then about 10 years after that, I was probably 8, 9, 10 when I started hearing all of the music of that period blasting out of my older brother's room.”Īlim, co-editor of the book "Freedom Moves," is now steeped in the study of hip-hop. “My introduction to hip-hop was very early on,” Alim said. Music historians like Samy Alim, a professor of anthropology and director of the Hip Hop Initiative at UCLA, point to that August night in 1973 as the birth of hip-hop. His concept: a celebration with music that would echo the "dance hall" scene he remembered back home in Kingston. Sounds like a reminder to watch with a pinch of salt.Fifty years ago this summer, a Jamaican DJ named Kool Herc wanted to throw a party in his new neighborhood - the Bronx. “I’m praying for the Simmon’s family and the other families on the show, so they can see through this Bs too.” “I’m only showing you this so next time you’re watching this show you can use your real judgement and see how they flip peoples words and change positive moments into negative,” P wrote on his Instagram. ![]() Master P revealed that Romeo Miller ended up quitting Growing Up Hip Hop because he feared that his words would be twisted before it goes on the air, similarly to what they did to him. Urban Islandz previously reported that Damon Dash is suing GUHH producers for making his son consume alcohol on the show. He also called out reality shows for destroying families and blamed Growing Up Hip Hop for allegedly breaking up the Dash family. Talking to TMZ about Romeo’s departure, Master P called out the production companies for stirring drama for ratings and chopping up scenes to focus on negatives as oppose to positives. She don’t need another relationship right now.” “She lost her husband, or her boyfriend, or baby daddy. ![]() “Why do you want to see them fall in love? There’s no love there,” P said. One of the show’s producers informed the hip hop mogul of their plan to have his son and Angela fall in love. Master P shared a video clip on Instagram that shows what went on behind the cameras between “GUHH” producers, Romeo, and himself. This, as well as other misrepresentations of storylines, led to Romeo eventually exiting the show. Romeo Miller and Angela Simmons were reportedly victims of this, as producers on “Growing Up Hip Hop” wanted to create a romantic relationship between them. Reality shows are usually not reality and as viewers, you should always remember that.Īs much as series like Growing Up Hip Hop, Keeping Up with the Kardashians, and Love & Hip Hop appears to depict what is truly going on in the lives of those we are watching, producers behind the scenes usually have ideas in mind and orchestrate the stars to play them out. ![]()
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