Exhibit confirms the death of hip-hop
You know you’ve made your mark when The Smithsonian comes looking for your stuff. Either that, or your contribution to pop culture and society has become so mainstream and passé that eight-grade civics teachers can’t wait to take their classes there to ogle it. Museum officials, most likely tweed-jacketed types who I can only assume will faint at the actual sound of rap music, have issued a casting call of sorts for memoribilia.
The project, the beginnings of a permanent collections, will gather objects that trace hip-hop’s origins in the Bronx in the 1970s to its current global reach. It is expected to cost as much as $2 million and take up to five years to complete.
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Hip-hop culture, whose main elements include rappers, DJs and breakdancers, is considered one of the most powerful cultural explosions ever. Today, it’s incorporated into marketing to sell everything from cars and clothing to food and furniture.
I couldn’t have summed it up better myself. If Run DMC don’t show up with a collection of old 40 bottles and worn-out Adidas, I’ll be really bummed out.
February 28th, 2006 at 6:02 pm
[…] The Smithsonian Institute is putting together an exhibit on hip-hop culture. Chris over at Crap Filter thinks this could be the death knell for hip-hop. You know you’ve made your mark when The Smithsonian comes looking for your stuff. Either that, or your contribution to pop culture and society has become so mainstream and passé that eight-grade civics teachers can’t wait to take their classes there to ogle it. Museum officials, most likely tweed-jacketed types who I can only assume will faint at the actual sound of rap music, have issued a casting call of sorts for memorabilia. […]
March 1st, 2006 at 10:49 am
my A-Dee-Dis!