Analysis Of Langston Hughes s Hip Hop - 878 Words

Langston Hughes and Mos Def are writers of different epochs but still have a lot in common; the black experience. Langston Hughes wrote poetry from a 1920’s era point of view. Mos Def wrote â€Å"Hip Hop† that portrays what is happening now in the black culture. Although from different times, both writers still had to deal with the issues of being black in America. Writers that wrote poetry during the Harlem Renaissance wanted to be treated equally and fairly. They also wanted to show the world that they were educated and want to be taken seriously. Mos Def song â€Å"Hip Hop† looks at how hip hop has effected the African American society as a whole. Mos Def’s â€Å"Hip Hop† looks at the road blacks has taken to where blacks are today. â€Å"We went from picking cotton, to chain-gang line chopping to be-bopping, to hip-hopping† (Def 585), Mos Def is describing the progress blacks has made since the Harlem Renaissance. The writers from the Ha rlem Renaissance was looking for the dream, Mos Def response to Harlem Renaissance is that blacks are living the dream. There are many flaws but there has been some progression since the earlier times of the Harlem Renaissance. Langston Hughes poem â€Å"I, Too† was written during a time when segregation was in affect, blacks was not allowed to have a voice. â€Å"I, Too† spoke volumes to the people of the Harlem Renaissance, it showed that blacks would rise and would become part of the American dream instead of facing ongoing segregation. African Americans would