I found this article on XXLmagenzine website, http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2016/03/metro-boomin-doesnt-trust-donald-trump-sign/ that goes into detail about the Donald Trump rally in Chicago is all actually uniting people but for foolish reasons. The cancellation of the rally is showing how artists are beginning to have a little bit of a dangerous pull in the arenas of life. The article began to talk about how the citizens of Chicago were not going to have any nonsense in their city and began to chant "Nah Bruh" continually in the streets blocking the parade promotion of his campaign. One of the protesters had a large black and white sign that said " Metro Boomin Doesn't Trust Donald Trump".
This image can be taken as a positive and a negative because this line was created as a simple moniker for a producer's beat. But the way our society is now glorifying entertainers like kings and queens rather than people who like themselves make errors. Entertainment has officially crossed the border into politics and it is a frightening thing when Kanye West can declare to run for presidency....
Ah, Trump has really been popular in this weeks posts, but that's no real surprise--he's a shocking, but timely political topic.
ReplyDeleteWhen you use URLs, embed them in specific words, like the title of an article? Reading a rolling URL in a paragraph can get distracting.
Can you explain your comment "The cancellation of the rally is showing how artists are beginning to have a little bit of a dangerous pull in the arenas of life." Because someone was holding a sign about Metro Boomin doesn't show Boomin's actions regarding the rally. Let's see some synthesis that connects the two main points. Did artists rally with the people? So maybe the second image should be Boomin at a rally? Kanye West seems a bit of a tangent in this post. Keep the focus on the power of artists to disrupt politics. And just think--how powerful artists like Jimi Hendricks was with his antiwar anthem "All Along the Watchtower." Artists are often political. This just immediately makes me think of Beyonce's "Formation" or U2's "Pride (in the Name of Love)." Heck--Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA" is not seen enough as the protest song it is..." I think you have plenty of places to expand here!