Film and Hip Hop

I believe that there exists a strong correlation between film and the world of hip-hop and this is due to the fact that they are both trying to portray life as it is for a specific demographic. In the documentary that we watched at the IMU (I can't remember the name), the rappers even said that they weren't pleased about white suburban kids listening to their music because they aren't enduring the same hardships as the rappers and their community.

Also, there is little/no way that almost every hip-hop singer and gangsta film would have similar content in their films without it being based on reality.

Finally, one thing that irks me is when kids and teenagers act like the singers and rappers of hip-hop and gangsta films. They are depicting low economic standards of living and chronicling their hardship through life. Why would one want to pretend this is their way of living? Although many kids want to be "cool" and be feared like these individuals, they are not aware that these songs and movies are based on reality and their lives are not so easy.