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| Vince Mula ( Pic by Donna Ncube) |
Vince Mula,
a publishing student from the National University of Science and Technology says
hip hip hop fashion has corrupted our minds a little.
For Mula, however, it has corrupted him positively. He feels hip hop fashion is
a blessing because it makes him feel confident.
“The hip hop
thing is a blessing to me, I feel confident in everything that I do. Seeing
role models in music videos , you then change a bit to try and match them, act
like you are with them, like we knew each other. When doing things you won’t
notice that you are imitating these guys. It looks like you came from the
dynasty. Or like we have some genes it happens automatically,” he said
Mula’s role
models are Weeezy, Birdman and Rozay. He explains that in every award such as BET
Awards the guys try to show what’s new in hip hop fashion.
“The
fashion thing just happens spontaneously, Weezy will be looking awesome in those
videos and the music will be in you as a result you want to be like them and
you try to match them”
Mula
understands that people have different perspectives on hip hop and fashion. The
common view being that hip hop music is violent. However, he maintained that
the issue of violence depends on individuals and how mannered they are citing
that the importance of hip hop music lies in it lyrics.
“Yeah some
people believe hip hop makes you big headed, but the most important thing about
hip hop is its lyrics, its not violent, it’s all about the truth” he said
However,
while hip hop seem to be contributing positively to some youth like Mula, some
feel it corrupts people negatively. For instance, in a story
published by Chronicle about a University of Zimbabwe
student who made a suicide video before hanging himself the parents were
attributing his death to influence of hip hop music.
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