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Hip Hop and cooperate Americas future

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MIC IS A NEW FLAVOR ON THE ST.LOUIS HIP HOP SCENE....THIS MIX-TAPE THAT IM BOUT TO DROP IS JUST ME HAVING FUN...NOW I BEEN ON MY CEO THING TRYNA TO GET MY BUSINESS STRAIT...I BEEN TRYING TO LAY LOW ON THE RAP...BUT; THIS LOCAL SENCE OF HIP HOP IS MISSING ONE THING..A NIGGA WHO CAN ACTUALLY RAP....SO I GOTTA DO IT FOR HIP HOP.
MySpace LayoutsTHE STATE OF HIP HOP:Hip Hop is life, power, and expression. Hip Hop transcends race, class and cultures. It has been the voice for those who have been marginalized and oppressed. It has also been a vehicle for economic self-sufficiency and collective survival. Today, Hip Hop is a multi-billion dollar industry. However, over the years it has lost its freshness and originality. The art form used to embody beauty, pride and self-respect. Artists like KRS-ONE, PUBLIC ENEMY, TUPAC, RAKIM, AND RUN DMC have enriched the lives of many people. Presently, the Hip Hop culture is in a state of artistic and spiritual paralysis. Rap music has become shallow and superficial and it resonates with greed, hubris, vanity and violence. The genre is now a shadow of its former self. In Spike Lee's film "Bamboozled," the rappers of today are depicted as being modern day minstrels. In many ways, Mr. Lee is correct. Many rappers have sacrificed their moral and artistic integrity in order to chase the illusion known as "The American Dream." As a result, the Hip Hop culture has become a rebel against its own existence by allowing itself to be controlled and defined by corporate powers, which profit enormously at the expense of the destruction of the Black male image. The corporate stranglehold on Hip Hop is slowly causing its demise. Sadly, quite a few Hip Hop artists have sold out their souls and their culture in exchange for uncertain riches. In fact, so called "gangsta rap" continues to promote and glorify the most negative and heinous aspects of the ghetto without any positive balances. The images of gangsta rap feed into the racist propaganda notion that Black males have the propensity to commit crime. In 1915, a movie entitled "Birth of a Nation," by D.W. Griffith depicted the Black male as being an ignorant, lazy, over-sexed, buffoonish thug. Unfortunately, Hip Hop has internalized the many negative generalizations which America has created about Blacks. The internalization of these negative stereotypes manifests itself in the forms of self hatred and Black on Black violence. This self hatred can be heard and witnessed in the hedonistic, materialistic, misogynistic, and violent rap lyrics of today. Currently, many rap songs and videos are punctuated with hyperbolic expressions of excessiveness. Moreover, the relentless images of thugs, gangstas, playas, bitches, and ho's are programming the youth to self distruct. What rappers need to understand is that their words are powerful instruments. Words have been the catalysts for revolutions. LIFE AND DEATH ARE IN THE POWER OF THE TONGUE! Hip Hop artists are in the unique position to influence others with their words. They should use their lyrics to elevate, inform and inspire the youth, instead of constantly focusing on the demoralizing aspects of human nature. Hip Hop must get back to its essence and its roots, while maintaining its cutting edge.----

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Member Since: 10/9/2006
Band Members: ABOUT S.M.M Music group......Using a young, experienced, sophisticated, and professional group of individuals who work as a team SMM heavily assists artists in getting them the things they need to make the largest impact possible in the Hip Hop world. A networking agency based out of St. Louis Missouri, SMM is well versed in all types of promotion but specializes in the area of underground artist exposure. A comfortable sized company SMM will help the newest talent not only make demos and mixtapes [tools necessary to create a name], but also through well-established connections SMM can also get your art to the right people. SMM prides its self on keeping an ear to the underground and its eyes to the top of the charts for its client base “ We want to be known as a power that has underground influence with overgorund impact.” The hunger of these urban entrepreneurs has made this a company on the verge of doing big things. However there is still plenty of room for artists to grow along with the company as SMM seeks to compliment the next generation of Hip Hop heavyweights buy providing the companies services. To keep itself versatile and get the most networking accomplished SMM has NOT made itself and will not make itself into a record label. This gives already signed artists who just need an extra push the chance to take advantage of the opportunities that SMM can provide. So if you are a Rap or R&B act then consider SMM for you promotional needs. Also fashion designers, artists, writers, and any other form of urban art SMM is vastly expanding its services to accommodate you all as well.
Record Label: S.M.M Music Group
Type of Label: None