EXECS CENSOR HIP HOP

Hip hop's origins were socio-political. It was created in the dire economic conditions of the South Bronx to express the struggle of Africans in the United States, most of whom live in poverty or working-class conditions. In this excerpt from the Savior's Day Convention held years ago near Chicago, USA, recording artist Wise Intelligent breaks down how record labels have facilitated an atmosphere for artists to promote negative stereotypes and tropes about African communities. But when they want to discuss state-sponsored police brutality, they are censored.

Through examples he raises of artists, such as JT the Bigga Figga and former G-unit rapper Young Buck, it is understood record labels demand a message that encourages gun violence among young Africans.

What do you think about the state of hip-hop? Is this all by design? Or are the artists, not the record companies, to blame? Let us know in the comments.