Critique # 3: Hip Hop Hurts Black People

Hip Hop hurts Black people, like guns hurt Black people. They are both a part of American culture and they both can be misunderstood. The argument that Hip Hop hurts Black people is an argument that is used by critics outside of the Black community. These critics are coming from a different community and background, and when they judge and critic Hip Hop; they are basing this off their own personal experience. So, when they see Hip Hop not matching their own community, they are quick to blame Hip Hop as the problem of the Black community.
           The idea that all Hip Hop hurts Black people is wrong. There are many different forms of Hip Hop and not all of them are gangster rap. If we look to why Hip Hop started, especially gangster rap, we can find a valid reason. This rap started as a way to tell the story of the conditions in the ghetto. These conditions are usually only seen within the community, and the White community almost never sees this life. The problem with this strategy is the music sold, but the conditions did not improve.
           Instead of accepting Hip Hop as a voice within the American story, critics blame it for the entire problem within the Black community. This happens, because it easy to blame something as simple as music for a communities problems, rather than look into the reason why the community has problems.