“The only thing that’s holding Hip Hop back at large is that it is no longer concerned with its own artistic process/progress. (Notice the prefix.) Capitalists will be capitalists, but to those who know better: emulating your favorite Jay-Z and Nas records isn’t going to cut it. Those works of art meant something to people because they were a product of their time. You should be analyzing and deconstructing these works within their historical context… you know, like artists do… and then you’ll know where we need to go.
Study the curriculum, don’t just copy the answers.”