Like the rest of the world, Hip Hop is feeling the impact of the coronavirus pandemic as continues its rampage.
For this week’s episode of The Breakdown, current host Page Kennedy takes a look at the effects the virus is having on the industry in an episode called “The Quarantine Effect On Hip Hop.”
“You want the bad news or the good news first?” he begins. From there, he talks about how major festivals such as SXSW and Coachella have been canceled or postponed in the wake of the pandemic.
On the flipside, Kennedy discusses the “good news,” which includes the countless artists who’ve been connecting with their fans and peers on Instagram Live and other social media platforms.
D-Nice, Erykah Badu, Questlove, Statik Selektah, DJ Premier, Lord Finesse, Cut Chemist and MC Eiht are just a sliver of artists who are keeping their fans entertained with intimate performances.
Let’s break it down.
The breakdown is maybe this will force niggas to do something besides make music that’s hot ass, telling everyone how they get their wee wee wet every night and other jiggabo yodeling…I love our people but niggas be looking like hyenas spirit cooking in videos about the dumbest shit. Hip Hop isn’t the culture niggas need
Truth is
This shit needs to go away!
That pandemic has effected every industry in the world. It could looked at the best of times and the worst of times depend on how you look at it. People are coming together at a unprecedented amount or it could be looked at in the worst way because some people really don’t know how to stay home and relax. Stay away from those vaccines and don’t sign those census forms. We gotta keep them guessing because they (Government officials) don’t give a fu*k about you.