From the very moment I heard slum village and well suga hill gang’s “rappers delight” I knew hip
hop was definitely not narrow, it was not one sided it was more than just
clothes it was more than a genre it was a lifestyle it was a religion. it was a
feeling of joy in my soul more like a moment of comfort hip hop made me realize
I was not alone hip hop made me realize life has to have meaning to have
feeling, from soulful to gangster rap like the notorious BIG “mo!money
mo!problems” to 2pac’s “dear mama” . To your panties rap mos def’s “brown suga
sound track” and commonsense’s “faithful”, to the roots “shining star” to
foreign exchange’s “I hope she’ll dream of me” its a clear indication that hip hop can never be contained hip hop by far
doesn’t need to fit in its always chosen to be different.
. well I prefer it that way as much as we have a
community of likeminded individuals who like to jam and well burn incense. we
also respect and love the culture cos to
most of us its become tradition to me hip hop has been by far my longest
relationship to date. I don’t have to explain myself I don’t have to be pretty
or skinny or tall to get it I have to feel it move through my body like a session
of meditation its my medication hip hop heals me loves me,from listening to jay
dilla beats and some of the music he produced by the likes of erykah badu I
find an origin that’s something I’ve always struggled with the feeling of
wanting some other body to take me when I’m busy rejecting myself, listening to
tumi and the volume made me realize I was making a good decision to choose hip
hop to be my lawfully wedded other.
kabomo made my nights comfortable he made the tough life days so
bearable and ever so short he made me see and know how the perfect match should
make me feel like I was beyond the concept of conventional beauty, like a
letter hip hop is romantic and chic, the truth is hip hop hasn’t changed its
evolved much but that doesn’t mean he loves me less and it doesn’t mean I judge
him much, we all grow up but with hip hop in my life it’s just alil easier.
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text by : SINAH GADI MOKOENA
photos by Morris 'ltb' Mohanoe
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