Diary Entry 105:
Recently aired on VH1, Planet Rock presents a documentary called “The Story of Hip-Hop and The Crack Generation”. This takes a look at the in depth struggle of the times in the 1980s mainly in New York and Los Angeles. Thoughts from people actually living through those times, from the biggest drug dealers to the addicts they sold to, all are included in this documentary. In addition to those people, rappers such as Snoop Dogg, Chuck D, and Ice T, who is the narrator, provides insight as well as to how this hard time reflected the hip-hop genre. Towards the end of the documentary, they take a look at the rappers in the present and how it’s a clear change in regards to lyrical content in correlation to their lifestyle. Take a look at the trailer below and a more extended look at the full documentary after the break…
The Diary of Hip-Hop 