Mizi President SA Hip Hop once wrote
Raising The Next Generation
As hip hop artists and active headz, were not just here to have fun and drop records, were here to raise the next generation... Hip hop culture is the single most infivential youth sub-culture worldwide. I is the mos powerful way to communicate with young, people worldwide, In fry experience, the young adults of today have been raised by their parents or guardians, extended family, reachers as well as uncles Chuck D, Rakim, RZA and Snoop, not forgetting big, brothers Pac, Big, Canibus, MI, Stick Man and the POC family. Depending on your tate of course, it could have been Snoop who taught you the difference between a lady and a... well you figure it out. Chuck D may have opened your eyes to the teachings of Malcolm X and Steve Biko. For those who were old enough. POC got you standing in line to vote in "94 and helped you celebrate victory over the oppressor. Canibus trained your mind to become a sharper, more lethal weapon while Rakim gave you the confidence to say "here I am." ld like to speak to the big name artists for a change. To a lot of kids watching TV. listening to radio, copping your albums, seeing you on the scene and reading these articles... you are their heroes. They look up to you and want to be just like you. You have a responsibility to positively inspire them. They walk, talk, rap and dress like you, and subscribe to everything you subscribe to because you are opinion leaders. As much as clothing labels become popular to them through your endorsement, your lifestyle become desirable to them.
To the many of you setting a good example, keep it going, but to those of you who aren't. please check yourself. To the fans and aspiring artists... especially the younger generation - stay in school, stay away from drugs, stay focused and please take only the positive aspects of the culare. Hip hop culture is about knowledge of self, attaining a high level of awareness, teaching, learning and giving back to your community. It's about bringing about positive change and passing these values on to the next generation of headz.
As hip hop, we have always spoken about the positive and negative equally, in order to educate ourselves and others about the realities we face in our communities. We are a thinking people, and the single most influential youth sub-culture worldwide. Right now, this drug problem is decaying our minds and eroding what has been built by our pioneers. Come on! Keep your head up! This is more just music. And we are more than just producers, rappers, graf artists, b-boys. beat boxers and Djs, we're the leaders of a generation, and we are here to help raise the next generation. I was raised by my parents, extended family and teachers, but there were certain lessons that couldn't be taught in school and at home, and which were taught to me by the music. Let's keep this in mind and keep it moving, Peace.
Miziyonke wakaMtshali, iHlabangan elimhlophe Niengamas ovutshwe Ngochobeni, Magale! Agase Niengengonyama, Magalela Ngokugaler Umuzi Wendoda, Mantshinga Lonsele, Khandlo, Gebisa, Vezi, Miambo, Ndob'osetsheni, Nduno. Miz President, SA Hip Hop Editor, HYPE Magazine
2010 hype magazine
Raising The Next Generation
As hip hop artists and active headz, were not just here to have fun and drop records, were here to raise the next generation... Hip hop culture is the single most infivential youth sub-culture worldwide. I is the mos powerful way to communicate with young, people worldwide, In fry experience, the young adults of today have been raised by their parents or guardians, extended family, reachers as well as uncles Chuck D, Rakim, RZA and Snoop, not forgetting big, brothers Pac, Big, Canibus, MI, Stick Man and the POC family. Depending on your tate of course, it could have been Snoop who taught you the difference between a lady and a... well you figure it out. Chuck D may have opened your eyes to the teachings of Malcolm X and Steve Biko. For those who were old enough. POC got you standing in line to vote in "94 and helped you celebrate victory over the oppressor. Canibus trained your mind to become a sharper, more lethal weapon while Rakim gave you the confidence to say "here I am." ld like to speak to the big name artists for a change. To a lot of kids watching TV. listening to radio, copping your albums, seeing you on the scene and reading these articles... you are their heroes. They look up to you and want to be just like you. You have a responsibility to positively inspire them. They walk, talk, rap and dress like you, and subscribe to everything you subscribe to because you are opinion leaders. As much as clothing labels become popular to them through your endorsement, your lifestyle become desirable to them.
To the many of you setting a good example, keep it going, but to those of you who aren't. please check yourself. To the fans and aspiring artists... especially the younger generation - stay in school, stay away from drugs, stay focused and please take only the positive aspects of the culare. Hip hop culture is about knowledge of self, attaining a high level of awareness, teaching, learning and giving back to your community. It's about bringing about positive change and passing these values on to the next generation of headz.
As hip hop, we have always spoken about the positive and negative equally, in order to educate ourselves and others about the realities we face in our communities. We are a thinking people, and the single most influential youth sub-culture worldwide. Right now, this drug problem is decaying our minds and eroding what has been built by our pioneers. Come on! Keep your head up! This is more just music. And we are more than just producers, rappers, graf artists, b-boys. beat boxers and Djs, we're the leaders of a generation, and we are here to help raise the next generation. I was raised by my parents, extended family and teachers, but there were certain lessons that couldn't be taught in school and at home, and which were taught to me by the music. Let's keep this in mind and keep it moving, Peace.
Miziyonke wakaMtshali, iHlabangan elimhlophe Niengamas ovutshwe Ngochobeni, Magale! Agase Niengengonyama, Magalela Ngokugaler Umuzi Wendoda, Mantshinga Lonsele, Khandlo, Gebisa, Vezi, Miambo, Ndob'osetsheni, Nduno. Miz President, SA Hip Hop Editor, HYPE Magazine
2010 hype magazine
11 months ago
