Music itself is possibly as diversified as the people who listen to it. Since the first musical instruments, it has been ever evolving to the modern forms most of us are familiar with today. With such a wide variety of topics to sing about, and the innumerable ways to to produce sound, there is without a doubt a type of music for everyone. One of my favorites is rap/hip-hop music, and I'll tell ya why...
Hip-hop is fairly modern and more of an era defined music predominantly within the african-american culture. Quite a few "rappers" today have gained a reputable status from their catchy beats and alliterated lyrics. It seems to me that a substantial amount of their verbal content is based on a so-called "street life" and loosely based on drugs, sex, and violence. Others, who find this genre of music appealing might of course share similar backgrounds or might find fulfillment in the motivational context of this music which rises from those who have "gone from nothing to something". I always felt a strong sense of honor and dignity or possibly even entitlement for having worked hard, and I think I feel a similar message being portrayed by these "thugs" that I can relate to. It has recently gained more main-stream media popularity due to a mass explosion into the market, with designer clothes, shoes, jewelry and more. The beats can often be heard in movies, advertisments, and claims a huge portion of the Top 40 billboard tracks during the past decade. In my opinion, most upcoming hip-hop artists are entrepreneurs and are more driven to promote their own success than those of others types of music who just have a pretty face or a discernible voice.
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