Hip Hop A Learning Tool

Hip Hop is an eye opening tool that allows one to study American culture in particular. One of the major themes in American history and today is race. The role of race is deeply rooted in the Hip Hop culture. Hip Hop cutlure was made in a direct contrast to the many issues African Americans had. They spoke about poverty and oppression.
Today Hip Hop still deals with many of the issues that African Americans and otheres from the West African diaspora dealth with. One being the complexities of complexion. For example Rap artist are often judged for only featuring only light skinned women in there videos. This is an issue that has been faced around the world, but has greatly effected African American people in America.
Another issue that rap music raises is the role of women in their music. In the videos they are degraded and objectified. This is in direct contrast to the women's role in the African American community. 70 percent of African American children are born into wedlock and the majority live in women led homes. Women obtain more degrees and tend to make more money in this community. One would suggest that this portrayl of women is a refejection of what they deem to be inferiority.
Rap music often demostrates some of the issues that have been created over time in an oppress community