Turn Up The (Real) Music

Where's the real music? Where's the originality? All that's ever created these days are 1) Knock offs of older songs 2) Songs that are over-sexed and demeaning. The music industry, as we know it, is fading.

Where's the substance? Where are the songs that had actual meaning? While watching an episode of BET's "Single Ladies", it probed a thought that uncovered a very true reality. What happened to the poets, to the artists who left a little something to the imagination and didn't want to just "Li-li-li-lick you from your head to your toes"? Where are the singers who valued your mind just as much as your body? Where are the Marvin Gayes and Luther Vandrosses?

And what about the women? Objectification. Misogynistic. Just plain disrespected. What expectations, as a result, am I held to especially as a young black woman after seeing these kinds of videos? I'm all for sexual liberation but they have to be portrayed better that this. What kind of ambitions am I supposed to have if the majority of my women are displaying themselves like this? What then, was the point of having tell-alls from the eyes of video vixens if we continue with raunchier videos that's borderline pornography? "Make it Nasty", "Drop it Low", "Back That Ass Up", do these all sound familiar? How much more sexually explicit can we get? There is nothing wrong with expressing sexual feelings, we are, after all, sexual beings. However, why has it become so grossly perverted? The tasteless nature of these songs and videos are becoming a turn off.

Another problem: Where is the originality? The fresh, new rhythms are missing. There is a sort of recycling going on, regurgitation of old songs, beats, and melodies.Of course the authenticity comes in the lyrics (at times) but where is the freshness?


 Music is a melodic philosophy. We uncover wisdom, knowledge and strength from it. Now all it is coming to now is dirty noise.
 
We need to get our music back because as of now, it has taken a turn for the worst.