Today, our society has become more and more aware of the power and vitality of African-American culture. Starting during the birth of jazz when Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday were at the forefront of a revolution. In the 1980s when Michael Jackson was on top of the world and everyone was loving it. Now hip-hop music has bombarded society like an asteroid. Everywhere you look from TV commercials to clothing lines, hip-hop and rap have revolutionized a society. During the end of the 70s and throughout the 80s, rap was an unheard of genre of music. To many, it wasn't even considered music. But with the emergence of legendary names such as Run-DMC and The Sugar Hill Gang, rap was finally beginning to breathe life. Throughout the 90s rappers of all different types begin to appear, whether it was a "commercialized" Will Smith or the hard-hitting rhymes of NWA. Rappers not only wanted to just make music, they wanted to be an empire. Empires like Bad Boy Records or Def Jam brought in a whole new array of artists. The power of rap and hip-hop is a recognizable force and a force to be reckoned with. With so many crossovers into alternative rock or pop, rap is unavoidable.

It has come to my attention that the quality of cartoon has significantly decrease throughout the beginning of the 21st century. Cartoon Network has completely forgotten the vow they promised back when they were just beginning. All of a sudden, the emergence of a wave of Japanese anime has pushed the good shows out of sight. I remember the days when Cartoon Network showed Acme Hour, Scooby-Doo & his movies, the Flintstones, and a host of other great cartoons on cable. Now the only way to see these cartoons, you have to buy satellite which is a drain on your pockets. Those days when Nickeloedon showed Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Family Double Dare, and Legends of the Hidden Temple are just a faded memory. Those days when TBS and USA even showed cartoons. TBS showing Scooby-Doo and others in the morning and USA with its Cartoon Express with Jem and the Smurfs headlining it. Today we have to suffer from Dragonball Z, Courage the Cowardly Dog among others. Now, I'm not saying that all these new cartoons are bad. I happen to enjoy the Powerpuff Girls and Family Guy, but I hope that they return back to their roots and go back to the classics.