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Rap's reflection of the African American struggles

African American society has suffered a lot throughout the American history from slavery to segregation. Finally, when they got their full rights at the end of the 1960s, most of them were poor due to the fact they were factory labors and they were forced to live in Black neighborhoods. Simply because they weren’t allowed to get a place in a white neighborhood. Thus, these black neighborhoods were poor neighborhoods and lacked most life necessity. Finally, these poor Black neighborhoods became the ideal place for gangs, drug dealers, and addicts. When the law enforcements got tough on drugs and gangs, these neighborhoods became the battle ground between the police and gangs. In the crossfire, the African American community suffered a lot. Some of their rights were provoked, and their children were chased off the streets by gangs and the police mistakenly. Thus, Rap came out as a resistance movement to make the rest of the US population aware of their situation and force the government to intervene in the problem.

This research project will explain how race and ethnicity related to African American rights led to the existence of Rap and how early Rappers expressed their feelings through Rap. For example, Tupac Amaru Shakur “2pac” song “Changes” expressed a lot of the struggles of the African American community. In his song he expressed the struggle in his society by saying “I'm tired of bein' poor and even worse I'm black, my stomach hurts so I'm lookin' for a purse to snatch, Cops give a damn about a negro” these words some might find it harsh but it’s the reflection of their every day live.