Seba Damani

In this paper I research the history of Hip Hop. My research is base almost entirely on Internet sources, watching hours upon hours of interviews. At a certain point it became clear what was going on. I began to understand the various arguments, and to assess what was valid and truthful, and what was fluff and BS. I have written this paper to give some clarity to the discussion and resolve some disagreement. It addresses two concerns regarding the origin of Hip Hop culture. The first concern is where did it originate: Was it in the Bronx, or was it the result of influences coming from various boroughs? The second concern or question is, does Hip Hop have Afrikan Caribbean roots? The latter point is stressed by Afrika Bambaataa, the founder of the Zulu Nation, which is the organization that first defined, nurtured, and spread Hip Hop culture.

This paper reexamines four ideas presented by eminent scholars concerning the worldview of the ancient Kemeyu (Egyptians). Using traditional Afrikan epistemology, ontology, and cultural anthropology, we evaluate the Kemet worldview, thereby placing it within an Afrikan cosmological schema, and as a result offering a truer and more accurate account of that ancient Afrikan high culture.

The Western philosophical tradition, with its tremendous emphasis on questioning and the belief that intellectual discourse is conducive to ascertaining “truth,” has spurred many theories, often contradictory, especially in regards to human nature. We will discuss several Western theories and philosophies and then contrast them with Afrikan Cosmological thought.

While I acknowledge the capacity to do good or ill lies within the person; there may perhaps be a biochemical element to racial behavior, as well as the understood sociocultural component. This brief paper relies on my work, Distorted Truths, and uses the reproductive metaphor to address brain functioning. An improperly functioning Endocrine system and pineal gland are here cited as possible "culprits."