Older generations can sometimes look down on today's hip hop but I refuse that mindset. I remember how hurt I was when older people told me that Run-D.M.C. was jungle music or that it was not music at all. Or that LL Cool J was not art.
Hip hop has evolved, thankfully. Kids are making music that is important to their lives and outlooks. - Erik Parker
Hip hop has evolved, thankfully. Kids are making music that is important to their lives and outlooks.
- Erik Parker
Every piece of music is not for everybody. - Erik Parker
Every piece of music is not for everybody.
Nas' Illmatic blew my mind when I first heard it. The poetry was done on such a high level that in a way, it validated our existence, our culture. He… - Erik Parker
Nas' Illmatic blew my mind when I first heard it. The poetry was done on such a high level that in a way, it validated our existence, our culture. He…
Older generations can sometimes look down on today's hip hop but I refuse that mindset. I remember how hurt I was when older people told me that Run-… - Erik Parker
Older generations can sometimes look down on today's hip hop but I refuse that mindset. I remember how hurt I was when older people told me that Run-…
We need to do stuff we've always done, even though you might not like it. - Erik Parker
We need to do stuff we've always done, even though you might not like it.
There are songs and artists now who are trying to do the same thing: be honest to their experiences. - Erik Parker
There are songs and artists now who are trying to do the same thing: be honest to their experiences.
Hip hop is still strong. As an art form, music helps people express themselves, find meaning in their own lives and connect with their tribes. - Erik Parker
Hip hop is still strong. As an art form, music helps people express themselves, find meaning in their own lives and connect with their tribes.
If you see yourself reflected in art, you feel validated. - Erik Parker
If you see yourself reflected in art, you feel validated.
The things Nas' Illmatic was saying were sometimes hard realities but it was done on such a high level, I felt I could point to him as a representati… - Erik Parker
The things Nas' Illmatic was saying were sometimes hard realities but it was done on such a high level, I felt I could point to him as a representati…
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