Gorgeous

“Is Hip Hop just a euphemism for a new religion, the soul music for the slaves that the youth is missing”.

Kanye took the song “Gorgeous” to an educational plateau once he spit those lyrics. You question is Hip Hop really just a substitution for a new religion, a way of life that our youth are missing? Religion is a specific fundamental set of beliefs and practices generally agreed upon by a number of people. Time and time again you’ve heard Beyond the Lyrics say that Hip Hop is not just a genre but a way of life. A specific set of beliefs and practices that the urban community established and followed to create a revolution within music and culture.

Kanye West, Grammy award winning rapper and producer, grew up in the era where Hip Hop was born and is a product of a man who was apart of the Black Panther Party. Growing up, Kanye knew the meaning of a revolution. He began his music career producing for artists like Talib Kweli, an artist who continuously spoke of the struggle, the times and how we got by. Is Kanye right when he claims that this is what the youth are missing? Will Watch The Throne, provide that soul music of our times?