This article is titled “From Civil Rights to Hip Hop: Toward a Nexus of Ideas”, written by Derrick P. Alridge. In this article, Aldridge examines the connection between hip hop and the Civil Rights Movement. He explains how the formation of hip hop has roots in the Civil Rights movement and discussed similar ideologies that are similar between the two. In addition to comparing hip hop and the Civil Rights Movement, Aldridge also contrasts the two by examining arguments by critics from both sides.
Hip hop began in the early 1970’s as a new, underground form of music. Every since its creation, people have utilized hip hop as a form of expression. Derrick Alridge writes, “hip hop emerged from the social, economical, and political experiences of black youth…”, conveying the fact that using hip hop as a way to express one’s self is one of the fundamental aspects of hip hop. In today’s society, socially and politically…show more content… Aldridge states that, “Since the early years hip hop, SPC [socially and politically conscious] hip hoppers have continued to espouse many of the ideas and ideology of the Civil Rights Movement (CRM) and Black Freedom Struggle (BFS), but in a language that resonates with many black youth of the post industrial and post-civil rights integrationist era…” , demonstrating the the clear connection between the two subjects. The main objective of Civil Rights Movement was for people of color to unite, collectively raise their voices, usually through means of protest, boycotting, and other methods, in order to successfully create change. Hip hop was created with the same intention of giving marginalized a voice to effectively create change as the Civil Rights Movement but instead hip hop did it through music and art. Overall both were very successful in achieving this goal even though they had very different ways of executing
