Twitter went insane at the sight of Lil Wayne's attire in the video, Youtube comments are as opinionated as tweeple were when the video was released last week. Critics are oblivious to the fact that outrageous clothing has always been a big part of Hip Hop, Afrika Bambaataa was a pioneer in his own brand of Hip Hop and he himself favoured costumes that the wider public thought to be obscene; initially Hip Hop was a middle finger to traditional society, a declaration that it is more than okay to stand out and adhere to your own principles and values- modern hypebeasts want the opposite and are content with conformism in our artists. Celebrate all that Hip Hop has to offer now because it's only going to be hot for a period, something else will ignite tomorrow.
There isn't anything wrong with modern Hip Hop, it's the criticism that's off; Hip Hop is ever changing and it will never stay the same, critics want A Tribe Called Quest but what the game has to offer now is MMG. To live in the past limits you in that you'll struggle to appreciate what the game evolves into next, stop asking for 'Graduation', live in 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'. With Youtube and Soundcloud making it possible for unsigned acts to broadcast their music to the millions for next to nothing we've seen acts like Lil B acquire a massive following, opinions about the quality of his music are certainly varied but he does undoubtedly represent what Hip Hop is about in his outrageous composition.
Close minded critics will tell you Hip Hop is dead, the illuminated will tell you it is immortal.
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