Hey guys, my name is Drew Holland I am the author of this blog. I am a college student at the University of Arizona but, I am originally from Richmond, Virginia.  Even though I am a Pre- business major I have always had a love for music so I decided to make a blog about rap/hip hop.  I feel that rap is like a book in which you can peer into the rappers mind.  In my blog I want to expand the world’s knowledge about rap because I believe many people believe the stereotypes about rap some stereotypes are that rappers are uneducated.  This is not true if you think about rappers like 2 Chainz and wale that graduated from college with a 4 .0. Other stereotypes associated with rap is that only black people can be rappers and that all rappers abuse drugs. I feel that people think this because you see the facade that rappers put up. But if one was to really analysis rap lines they would find that the there is some truth behind the words. For example in Lil Wayne’s song “Hot boy” Lil Wayne says “Come through looking like the old me white t-shirt and Girbaud jeans.” He means that he is going back to his roots going back to his original self. If a person was just to listen to this song once they would not understand what he is trying to say.  A lot of people forget that rap is a form a poetry and it is nearly impossible to fully understand a poem if you only listen to once. So I urge my readers to give rap a chance before they immediately dismiss it. Also the rap community is extremely diverse. I have heard Chinese rap and Rap from the Israel. Even though rap is diverse I do believe that rap is deeply rooted in jazz which is a direct product from the jazz era which was a style brought over from Africa.  Still though I feel the whole word have embraced rap. In this blog I will be reviewing rap albums, making commentary, and explaining rap feuds. Rather than calling myself a rap expert, I consider myself a concerned consumer. If you follow this blog you can expect to learn more about the rap culture, learn more about the latest drama, and get non bias reviews of rap albums. Even though I will try to not be biased I ask that you read other 3^rd party sources. I also suggest you also listen to the breakfast club’s podcast for rap news. My first blog post will be about how people classify rappers in relation to the geographical locations in America.