Nakephia Garvin

[Nakephia Garvin @NakephiaGarvin]

"The no's have it!" #hiphopisnotdead #hiphopdebate #uscawam1

[Nakephia Garvin @NakephiaGarvin]

"Hip hop is organic, independent, and ever changing" #hiphopdebate #uscawam1

[Nakephia Garvin @NakephiaGarvin]

"We love it bc its not something that can be solely defined by out-of-context messages,it needs to be understood for the deeper meaning"

[Nakephia Garvin @NakephiaGarvin]

Clarkson: "We can't understand the higher message if we don't understand the culture" #hiphopdebate #uscawam1

[Nakephia Garvin @NakephiaGarvin]

Audience members speak out against how the chosen rappers for this debate are not relevant nor popular in mainstream media #hiphopdebate

[Nakephia Garvin @NakephiaGarvin]

"Overwhelming hiphop is a medium to speak out against oppression" #hiphopdebate #uscawam1

[Nakephia Garvin @NakephiaGarvin]

"Why only criticize hiphop, what about jazz and blues" #hiphopdebate #uscawam1

[Nakephia Garvin @NakephiaGarvin]

"It's not to blame the artist but the background that they had" #hiphopdebate #uscawam1

[Nakephia Garvin @NakephiaGarvin]

"Rappers simply rap about what that know" #hiphopdebate #uscawam1

[Nakephia Garvin @NakephiaGarvin]

"Is poverty something to rap about" #hiphopdebate #uscawam1

[Nakephia Garvin @NakephiaGarvin]

"Why should we clean up something that people can easily just decide to stop listening to" #hiphopdebate #uscawam1

[Nakephia Garvin @NakephiaGarvin]

"Even if it makes you uncomfortable, it makes you question the standard" #hiphopdebate #uscawam1

[Nakephia Garvin @NakephiaGarvin]

"The larger speaks about where these people came from and where they are now, this symbolizes hiphop as a movement" #hiphopdebate

[Nakephia Garvin @NakephiaGarvin]

"The amount of glitter used should not be a representation of how silly women can be" #hiphopdebate #uscawam1

[Nakephia Garvin @NakephiaGarvin]

"We think that materialism, misagongy, and marijuana make us uncomfortable, but they are nonetheless apart of society" #hiphopdebate

[Nakephia Garvin @NakephiaGarvin]

"Art was traditionally pretty" #hiphopdebate #uscawam1

[Nakephia Garvin @NakephiaGarvin]

"Consumer is based on convince..hiphop listers help support the negative messages that hiphop exploits" #hiphopdebate #uscawam1

[Nakephia Garvin @NakephiaGarvin]

Clarkson: Hiphop is fundamentally about representing the people that make it and that it's about #hiphopdebate #uscawam1

[Nakephia Garvin @NakephiaGarvin]

Clarkson: Hiphop is a organic and self moving function in itself..it's a culture #hiphopdebate #uscawam1

[Nakephia Garvin @NakephiaGarvin]

Clarkson: Hiphop expresses emotions, views and, perspectives of the black community that were constantly ignored by the government