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Political hip hop (also known as political rap and Conscious hip hop) is a subgenre of hip hop music that emerged in the 1980s as a form of political expression and activism. It typically addresses sociopolitical issues through lyrics, aiming to inspire action, promote social change, or convey specific political viewpoints.
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In hip hop music, political hip hop, or political rap, is a form developed in the 1980s, inspired by 1970s political preachers such as The Last Poets and Gil Scott-Heron. Public Enemy were the first political hip hop group to gain commercial success. [1]
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Charles Eddie-Lee Hamilton Jr. (born November 10, 1987) is an American rapper from Cleveland, Ohio. [3] He released his debut mixtape, Crash Landing in June 2008, and signed an undisclosed multi-million dollar recording contract with Interscope Records two months later.
The second major single released from Ray Cash, featured the legendary hip hop artist, Scarface (rapper) entitled "Bumpin` my Music". In 2006, this single peaked on the Billboard charts reaching #56. In 2006, this single peaked on the Billboard charts reaching #56.
It encourages DJs and MCs to teach people about the culture of hip-hop and to write more socially conscious songs, and radio stations to play more socially conscious hip-hop. KRS-One describes hip-hop as a metaphysical principle, "an energy, a consciousness, it is an awareness, it is a behavior, it is an attitude, that's what hip-hop is.
2Pacalypse Now is a socially conscious hip hop album. It serves as the artist's commentary on contemporary social issues facing American society, such as racism, police brutality, poverty, gang violence. teenage pregnancy and drug abuse. The album poetically addresses black urban concerns relevant to the present day.