POSTING #7

Through my research I can give back to the hip hop community by exposing what I think members of the culture want outsiders to see when looking in from the other side.  Members of the hip hop culture want outsiders to see hip hop for what they think it is; a diverse culture that allows members to express there selves in ways which they cannot do in other venues.  Members also want outsiders to see that culture tends to grow in terms of diversity and range.  Some hip-hop artists’ music is universal and can be heard in many other countries besides the U.S.  That is how big this culture is.  Hip-hop is so much more than the image the media portrays of it.    I will also be giving back by giving acknowledgement/tribute to the people who have made hip-hop what it is.  These people include artists like the late Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur.  These two rappers are often used as the poster children for hip hop, but I believe there are many things about these people and other artists that many outsiders know nothing about.