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<\/span>This year is Black Music Month, and many are engaged in a deeper dive into the originators of music itself, the inspiration for their creations, and the contemporary realities of record label politics. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \n\t\t Swing, jazz, gospel, blues, R&B, country music, hip-hop, rock’n’roll, house music, techno, and all kinds of soulful utterances of black people in the Americas and around the world are within this paradigm. . The question, “Is hip-hop music still considered black music?” can be a moot question for some. <\/p>\n Historically, all forms of black music (i.e., music made by illegally enslaved blacks and their descendants) have been traced to storytelling mechanisms, historical records, and acts of rebellion against oppressive regimes. It is multifaceted in the sense that it is as a source of personal expression. Entertainment was relatively superficial.<\/p>\n With each generation, new forms of genius emerged that interpreted the times through music. The ebony hands that made it are alive and well, and the DNA of all forms of black American music can be found in the music that preceded it.<\/p>\n The chronological thread runs from hip-hop, through rock and roll, blues, reggae, gospel, and jazz, all the way to slavery, and sometimes to Africa itself, considering call-and-response, heavy drums, storytelling, and more. .<\/p>\n In its modern context, hip-hop music has changed in many ways since it was born in the South Bronx 50 years ago. Economically, it has grown into a multi-billion dollar industry. Technically, it’s easier than ever to create music. Lyrically? As with beauty, let’s leave it to the eye of the beholder. <\/p>\n Most artists would agree that once a piece of music is made and released, it is no longer theirs. It now belongs to culture, but preferably for a fee. And then there’s the kicker.<\/p>\n Cultural expressions are defined as those pertaining to a particular society, its ideas, customs and arts. Music performed by blacks was not recorded and pressed until 1890, when George W. was, as it is today, a true engine of freedom. Or low paid creativity. <\/p>\n
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