Hip Hop Doesn't Need 'More Balance' in the Mainstream! (Wait. What??)

Many people long for more "balance" when it comes to the content of rap music being played on radio or is promoted on streaming and social media channels. Manny Faces suggests we shouldn't focus on the mainstream music business at all when it comes to finding ways to change what young people are being exposed to. Realizing that while music is subjective, popular rap certainly doesn't represent the depth of Hip Hop's total social, cultural or creative ethos. However, calling attention to this distinction (as many do), making different music (as many do), or trying to fight for change within the music/radio/streaming businesses (as many do) -- while worthy and necessary work -- isn't where the real solution lies. #hiphopmusic #hiphopradio #hiphopculture --- Hip-Hop Can Save America! with Manny Faces is a Manny Faces Media production, in association with The Center for Hip-Hop Advocacy. Links and resources: SHOW WEBSITE: https://www.hiphopcansaveamerica.com ON YOUTUBE: https://www.hiphopcansaveamerica.com/watch MANNY FACES: https://www.mannyfaces.com NEWSLETTER (free!): https://mannyfaces.substack.com SUPPORT QUALITY INDIE HIP HOP JOURNALISM: https://www.patreon.com/mannyfaces Manny Faces Media (podcast production company): https://www.mannyfacesmedia.com The Center for Hip-Hop Advocacy: https://www.hiphopadvocacy.org SPONSORS / FRIENDS: The Mixtape Museum: https://www.mixtapemuseum.org Hip-Hop Hacks: https://www.hiphophacks.com Hip-Hop Can Save America! is produced, written, edited, smacked, flipped, rubbed down, and distributed by Manny Faces. Eternal thanks to Consulting Producer, Sommer McCoy.