iPod Check

If you’re like me, then you sometimes like to listen to music while reading; if so, then the next time you are reading, or even just listening to your music please take a moment to consider your play list. What are you listening to? How would you describe your play list: is it vivacious, is it “crunk”, is it “hood”, is it “punkish”, is it conscious, does have any substance - is it empty, does it have any meaning or morale? I personally am scrupulous about the type of music people listen to because I believe that people "march to a beat" and that beat stems from their music tastes. Now, I’m no judge of music sophistication but it’s safe to say that the conscientiousness of music, particularly Hip Hop, has drastically waned in the past several years.

May I ask a question: What the hell are we listening to these days?!? There’s a difference between a trumpet and a party horn: party horns are festive instruments normal for a party, nonchalant, celebratory atmosphere; on the other hand, a trumpet was once a sign of war, an indicator to charge the enemy, a tune of seriousness. So now I pose another question: what is our battle cry in this war - this war on injustice, on terrorism, on inequality, on greed, and corruption? Who is our trumpeter in music against these issues that we face today in America?