Response to Jelani Cobb Reading

I really enjoyed the reading assignment. The first chapter was interesting and Jelani Cobb's writing styling is very descriptive and easy to understand. He referred to the Middle Passage and how we as people no longer were able to speak in our so-called "foreign language". How we had to learn to communicate with the Colonials in order to take orders from them. He also talks about how Rock'n Roll came from the ghettos and was a term Blacks used to refer to sex. Yet Rock'n Roll gets more respect even though Hip-Hop came from the streets as well just up north. I liked how he also compared the MC to a Preacher. I do agree that MC's are the secular preachers of today and that preachers were the first Black artist. During the times of slavery, Preachers were highly-looked upon and gave many Blacks hope and courage. Although many of the preachers were uneducated, they were still able to articulate messages for their audience and present it in an inspiring and uplifting way. I also enjoyed how he referred to many numerous artist,videos, and albums, so that the reader can get a better understanding. For example, he referred to a track on DMX's album which is a prayer. Yet DMX is so hood and street. I really enjoyed reading this chapter.