[IDT] Workshop 4
The most Interesting thing I learned today had to be the music. I am a fan of American hip-hop, but I'll be the first one to admit that sometimes it’s pointless. It talks about the same thing just with different faces and different areas. To hear something different such as the music from Hip Hop in Tanzania was refreshing, of course with translations.
Some similarities I saw with American Hip Hop vs. Maasai Hip Hop was the attitude, they both seems aggressive just with different messages. Many American Hip Hop artists chose to show the glitz and glamour while Maasai Hip Hop shows the poor people and their struggle. Some differences I saw were in the music videos. American music video’s have girls half naked, with fast cars, lots of jewelry, but the Maasai video shows the area where the people live. It shows the children, surrounding the artist, showing you the faces of the ones who are most in need.
Some questions I would like to ask Gsan is how does he feel about American rap. Does he believe that if all rap spoke about a positive message the world would be a different place? How much has rap changed his life?
