From its inception, Hip-Hop was seen as an honest caricature of the culture of Black and Brown
Americans living under the systems of oppression and racism that are the backbone of The American
Dream. It’s ironic the the idiom “I’ll sleep when I’m dead” is a prevalent mantra within the processes of
building the culture, because it doesn’t leave time for REM and dream manifestation. Another line that is
often chanted under the guise of tenacity, ambition and the hustle mentality is “Sleep is the cousin of
death,” but all kinfolk aren’t skinfolk and the cousin that you avoid at family reunions might be the one
that shows up unexpectedly at your door.
Americans living under the systems of oppression and racism that are the backbone of The American
Dream. It’s ironic the the idiom “I’ll sleep when I’m dead” is a prevalent mantra within the processes of
building the culture, because it doesn’t leave time for REM and dream manifestation. Another line that is
often chanted under the guise of tenacity, ambition and the hustle mentality is “Sleep is the cousin of
death,” but all kinfolk aren’t skinfolk and the cousin that you avoid at family reunions might be the one
that shows up unexpectedly at your door.