A couple of weeks ago, Rapzilla interviewed Cross movement at Legacy Conference 2016. The whole crew ( The Ambassador, T.R.U.-L.I.F.E., Phanatik, Cruz Cordero, The Tonic and Earthquake) all received the Legacy Lifetime Award. In order to get an award like that, you must have put in some time into your craft. Along with time, you definitely have to have wisdom as well. Within this video, they all show why they are still relevant in a game that seems to be ever evolving. There happened to be 3 key “C” words that I was able to get gems about:
Classism– Ambassador gave a great analogy of CHH artists being in a Class system. He didn’t elaborate much, but he gave enough to really think about Classism. We will have the “blessing and curse” of having the lower, middle and 1% of CHH rappers (and fans).
Culture– According to Phanatik, we have been attacking backwards. You don’t redeem culture, you redeem people… who then redeem culture. We can try to change culture all day, but until the people are changed, then the culture will remain the same way.
Content– For all artists, learn what success is to you. More importantly, find out what success is according to God’s economy. For all believers, success is on different scales according to our calling. We must have content before and when we reach our success.
Whether you enjoy their music or not, this interview is a great watch for clear theology and old school CHH wisdom. As this genre continues to grow into the future, it’s always great to get some structure that made it successful from the past. Spread The Soup!
