When freestylin was an art...

Have we really come to a place where Hip-Hop as an art form has been replaced by commercialized big business money making formulas? Ice? Check. Flashy Car? Check. Glittery Video, Catchy Dance, Check and Check. Bright ass colored Skinny Jeans, Check. Instant Hit.
What happened to a flow so sick you had to rewind it, rewind it and rewind it again? Have you felt a flow recently that made your heart stop and your mind reel? The type of flow that makes you sit down rather than get up and contemplate? Just contemplate. Is there anyone out there that can relate to the feeling you get when you first listened to the Big L and Jay-Z Freestyle?  What about Ether for Nas fans...What happened to hip hop? I don't think its dead, I think it was bought and sold to the highest bidder. The art form has been lost, or maybe it doesn't have the financial backing to be played. Either way, hip hop I miss you from the bottom of my soul, I'm tired of digging in the crates to find you.

     

Nina Davis