reflections on discussion pannel- Jordan Swan
The individualism of the genre of hip hop is fundamental to its sustainability. By not directly laying out the origins of hip hop it has allowed itself to be interpreted in a multitude of different ways. Every person moved by the art form can take what they want from it make mold it to make the most out of it for themselves. This allowed it to flourish and spread, because it could be used by any one for personal means. Hip Hop music is often cited by the panel as a form of poetry, and when looking at it through this lens one can see how it has been able to maintain its values as if moved from one cultural group to the next. If this art is thought of as poetry it can draw upon the historical parallels of the two and use it them as justification as to why the form deserves the utmost respect when being considered by the individual crafting the message or the even from the listener. By setting the by attaching a separate set of fundamentals of one art form to another that has purposefully chosen not to establish their own you are ensuring that it has some sort of rational meaning to exist and that is should be carefully considered by other age and race groups as apposed to being cast off as something for a specific group.