But once rap surpassed rock to become the most popular music genre in America and today’s music kings are all rappers, there is nothing wrong with saying that the music palace has now moved straight to the slums.

“The rise of rock “n” roll in the past and hip hop in the present proves that music is not just lyrical singing, sometimes it is screaming anger.”

1. Most rappers had childhoods marked by poverty or violence, or both.

Drake – the star representing the renaissance of hip hop music since the mid-2000s crisis – is a rare case born into a well-off family.

However, his music is still full of the colors of refugees, desperate neighborhoods, and disillusionment in civilized society.

“The cost of this music video is 996,631.9 USD. We give away all of that money. Don’t tell it to the record company” is the opening sentence in Drake’s MV God’s plan, the most listened to song in 2018 to date.

The entire MV is the image of Drake going to the slums of Miami city, where homeless people live.

2. At 25 years old, Cardi B appeared on the Grammy red carpet in a white feather dress like a swan, with two prestigious music nominations. But the glory did not make her forget her past when she used to striptease in clubs to earn money to support herself.

Cardi B’s debut album Invasion of Privacy was released on April 6, 2018. Two days later, it was certified gold. Invasion of Privacy, as its name suggests, exposes the dark corners of Cardi B’s life, a life she calls “a fairy tale in reality.”

Refusing to be compared to the life-changing Cinderella, she plays with words and calls herself dirty Binderella.

Cardi B is not the only one talking about “slums” in her life. Recently, Jay Z told the tragedy of being a black man in the famous The Story of O.J and also the not always dreamlike marriage between him and Beyoncé in Family Feud.

3. If in the 1960s, rock “n” roll artists were rebels and political spokesmen for the working class, then in the 21st century, that role has gradually transferred to music stars. rap.

And the slums in political regimes that emphasize violence, war, and ethnic discrimination are their endless source of inspiration.

Eminem expressed concern about a nuclear Holocaust when releasing the album Revival, marking his return after 4 years of absence. The king of hip hop created an angry musical trial to condemn politicians.

Meanwhile, with dancers wearing camouflage shirts dancing on a stage with a flying American flag, Kendrick Lamar made everyone stand up and applaud for his performance of the song XXX with lyrics that cut straight into the soul. social chaos.

4. The rise of rock “n” roll in the past and hip hop in the present proves that music is not just lyrical singing, sometimes it is screaming anger.

And the music palace does not always belong to little princes. Sometimes they belong to poor boys.