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The songs that were written by Motown songwriters during the 60s & 70s had so much meaning. They were songs that spoke about true love, current events and the heartache and pains of life experiences. Oh yes, Motown had it going on! Their music became universal music. Many of the soulful tunes crossed over into other markets such as pop, jazz, blues, etc But just like George Benson said in one of his recordings Everything Must Change, and sure enough, he was right about the music. After giving so many years service and great music to the City of Detroit, Motown moved out and Rap/Hip Hop moved in. Instead of hearing someone singing My Baby Loves Me or My Girl, you began to hear new sounding lyrics of street experience expressed in rhythms with the mouth, chest, hands and feet as such had never been heard before. This new sound called Rap evolved in the early 80s and took off as a sky rocket in the late 90s and New Millennium as Hip Hop/Rap. Even today Rap/Hip Hop music is still a multi billion dollar genre. Millions of cds, videos and dvds are sold each year in the Hip Hop genre of music. And there is no sign that Hip Hop will be slowing down or taking a back seat to anyone anytime soon. So what happened to the Motown sound. did it die out? No! The Motown sound will never die out. It will always play a significant part in the hearts of millions who embraced its sound back in the early 60s, and continued to pass that sound on to their children throughout the 70s, 80s and 90s. Sometimes you just have to move over and let the new kids on the block have a turn in expressing their musical talents, songs and ideas. Thats what Motown didmoved over-not out. And now the Hip Hop artists are not the new kids on the block anymore, for they have taken their position to express themselves musically, just like the rhythm and blues artists took their position to express themselves in the Motown era. Thats how weve gone from Motown to Hip Hop! Written by: Michael Bell 2006 Michael Bell http://www.buymusicfromus.com |
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