Hip-Hop Fridays: The Source Hip-Hop Summit

The recent Hip-Hop Summit Organized by Source Magazine and Rev. Al Sharpton has helped to bolster an internal discussion in the Hip-Hop community regarding such critical issues like control over the distribution of the music as well as the effect that Hip-Hop lyrics are having on the behavior and attitudes of the youth.

There are differing opinions on the success of the summit and its long-term impact. To get an idea on what some participants and observers think about the summit and the generation -old arguments that it addressed, here are two stories on the summit:

The Source Hip-Hop Summit By Yvonne Bynoe

Taking Care of Business - The Final Call

Cedric Muhammad

Friday, November 17, 2000