Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Atmosphere Show

Yesterday, is a hit single of the famous Hip-Hop group "Atmosphere." Yesterday, is also when Atmosphere performed at the Arcata Community Center, where hundreds of teenagers, "green" friendly people, hip-hop listeners gathered to see Atmosphere perform many of the songs that these people have on their favorite playlist in their ipods. Considering that Atmosphere represents Hip-Hop the real Hip-Hop that emerged in the 90's and the culture that comes with this genre of music I had a misconception that most people that listen to this are gangsters, graffiti artists, basically a person of menace to society. My misconception was proven wrong yesterday at the community center while upon arrival I expected no less than two-hundred people to show up for Atmospheres' show. After arriving at the medium sized gym occupied by many sweaty, exhausted, low low eyed people who made up at least 90% of the crowd swarming the stage many of whom were white, and asian. I was in shock simply because I grew up with this stereo type that Hip-Hop is only in the interest of latino, black, and graffiti artists. A big smile ran widely across my face as it decimated my stereo type of Hip-Hop only belonging to a certain group of people because it made me happy knowing that the Hip-Hop culture does not belong to a certain  group of people but can be apart of many people who enjoy the realness, love, and how hip-hop music and the artist who make such beautiful music make it not for the money but for the people.

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