In the wake of the death of Hip-Hop as an authentic culture, from the ashes rise Pagan Society. Before Hip-Hop had a name it experimented and mixed together existing genres of music to evolve into itself. It was a rebellious movement that later conformed and allowed itself to be pimped by corporate interest who initially gave it the cold shoulder. It had more juice when it was underground and only those in the know were up on it.

This year a man named Hal Turner sat before his computer at his suburban home in North Bergen, New Jersey, posting bomb-making tips on his website, hailing the firebombing of an apartment containing "Savage Negroes" and calling for the murder of immigrants. "When enough illegal aliens get killed they will stop coming to the country!" Turner wrote.

When Senator Obama’s preacher thundered about racism and injustice Obama suffered smear-by-association. But when my late father -- Religious Right leader Francis Schaeffer -- denounced America and even called for the violent overthrow of the US government, he was invited to lunch with presidents Ford, Reagan and Bush, Sr.
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The hip-hop mogul said Sunday he is endorsing Barack Obama for president, inspired by the diversity among the Illinois senator's supporters. Obama has built an unprecedented national movement of people from all ethnic, racial, political, social and economic backgrounds, Simmons said in a news release.

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Hip-Hop, as we know it today, began in the late 1970’s in the urban streets of New York City as a way for inner city to express themselves in a positive yet competitive way, instead of fighting. DJ’s, M.C.’s, and B-boys or B-girls- would invert all the negative energy of urban life and began hosting mini concerts and parties honing their crafts, and creating a whole new language while battling for bragging rights for being the best at what they did. These things helped in starting a national craze and musical revolution.

Hip-Hop consists of 4 Elements: 1.You have the DJ who scratches the music he controls the rhythm his objective is to keep you moving he talks with his hands. 2. You have the Graffiti Artist who paints a visualization of life and expression on an urban canvas such as buildings and trains etc. He talks through his art 3. You have the B-Boys or B-Girls who express themselves through dance, as they talk with their body. 4. You have the M.C.; this is the one who express with his voice. The M.C. is the minister of information.

Now, the question is Does Hip-Hop harm African American students?