We are pretty much told as Hip Hop fans our culture just doesn’t have the value that Rock history does. For that reason we are expected to accept whatever scraps we’re offered. We’re expected to be thankful to see any representation of Hip Hop culture in mainstream media whatsoever. I personally don’t subscribe to that belief. Two years ago I asked the question “Why Doesn’t Hip Hop Have A “High Fidelity” Or An “Almost Famous” Yet?”. Back in February, I attempted to answer the question “How Close Are We To Hip Hop’s “High Fidelity” Or “Almost Famous” Finally Being Made?” and I felt like 2017 would finally be the year it got off the ground.
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I totally agree. And based on your argument, it seems like because we do not get the multiple opportunities to show various aspects of our culture and life people we jam so much into one movie / show because maybe we don’t know if we will ever get another chance. :(
After reading your piece, I would love to see this done as a Pulp Fiction piece. Having multiple stories happen over the course of the summer and see how they overlap to tell a larger narrative.
I truly enjoyed The Get Down and your review. I hope we are getting closer to having multiple ways to tell our accurate story.