J. NATT VIEWS

HIP HOP PRIDE

Everyday I see or hear something that shows how hip hop has influence the rest of the world. Whether it is music, conversation, movies, or just plain attitude, hip hop plays a role. Every time I witness this I get excited for the bright future of hip hop. It can be a lesson to all of us on how quality work and persistence cannot be over looked. Although hip hop still has a way to go; we can all look at it from its humble beginnings and find something to be proud of.

Even if we only looked at hip hop economically, we see numbers that would never have been considered a decade ago. Rappers have become more diverse in making cake. 50 Cent signed a contract selling VitaminWater for Coca Cola for $100 million. Diddy owns a record label, makes vodka, and has two hit shows on MTV. He gross $35 million on the books in 2008. Tupac has been dead for ten years and is still earning several millions. Like Jay-z said “Men lie, women lie, but numbers don’t.”