For those out there that feel Hip-Hop has been a negative influence on people, need to see this clip. Nikki Jean, an aspiring singer from St. Paul, Minnesota of all places, realizes every artist’s ultimate goal when she got an opportunity to appear on a major album. In the video, her emotions pour through your computer as she hears her voice coming out of her CD player knowing that thousands of others are hearing it too. Hip-Hop gave her the chance for the world to hear her talent. Who knows how long she’s been trying to get signed or trying to get someone to listen to her CD, but you know that this was a dream come true for her. The truth of the matter is, for the past 25 plus years, Hip-Hop has given thousands of young people an outlet that they would not have received otherwise. For many, Hip-Hop was a last resort and perhaps the only option that they had in life. Good educations and access to resources are not available to everyone and when combined with poverty, people are often led down a negative path. Hip-Hop has turned drug dealers into international superstars, stick up kids into fashion moguls and the hopeless into successful entrepreneurs. Say what you want about negative lyrics but you’d rather have these guys saying that’ll they’ll rob you instead of them on the street actually doing it. The irony of this whole thing is that the song that she plays in the car is called “Hip-Hop Saved My Life” off of Lupe Fiasco’s new album The Cool. No one can count how many lives Hip-Hop has literally saved and perhaps Nikki Jean just found herself the newest member of that list.
… watch this video and get inspired, whether its music or any other endeavor, you can be successful if you work hard and stay focused.
- JusHH
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