With the current unrest in our country surrounding the Confederate flag and monuments to the Confederacy, it is the perfect time to establish where we — as the hip hop community — stand on this issue. We are Hip Hop, a culture created in the ghettos of New York City by people of color, most of them descendants of former slaves.
While we all might feel similarly when it comes to these representations of the Confederacy, our brothers and sisters who represent the Hick Hop sector of our community may disagree. Are they a part of our community? Hip Hop is all about free speech and expression, right? Or nah? Does Hick Hop have a right to exist? Let’s break it down …
