Rap/Hip-Hop
Eventually, urban areas from Grandmaster Flash’s era until now have drastically changed with appearance and diversity. The living situation of the projects in the urban areas improved with a major decrease in violence, drugs, and prostitution. The writers shined a light into the poverty stricken inner-city life. A life that many did not know about until this song became popular. I think the song title was very well thought out. Grandmaster Flash is using his rap to inform people of the hard lifestyle he and those like him are forced to live. He’s showing people who live under other economic how the other side lives.
Nanyamka Jacobs-Gates
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