D.C. Hip Hop

I thought I'd blog a little on what my final project will be for the class.

I'm doing a piece on the D.C. area hip hop scene and what it is and, more importantly, why it hasn't taken off and found the same success as New York, L.A., Atlanta, or even...Minnesota??? Yes even Minnesota has more of a national following than D.C., which is unfortunate because there are many talented artists in the region that should gain recognition. Seez Mics of Educated Consumers has toured with Atmosphere and rocked Scribble Jame. Flex Matthews was a URB Next 100 member. Guns n' Butter have made beats for NORE and Cormega. The one thing they all have in common is that they can't seem to break away from the Go-Go dominated D.C. metro region.

I will be exploring why this is and what the artists feel they can do about. I will also be showing the class a little of what the D.C. scene is and hopefully they may give it some support.