African America Mind

People who were taken from Africa and taken to the shores of England and America worked night and day singing and humming songs along the way. They worked for years through their hurt and tears; they cried and worked everywhere. They sang songs to the sky about a living God in the by and by. They were freed after a Civil War-- how many dead, there's no score. Music was a way out because it a better living is what life's about. First, there were blues, which became jazz; the world loved the music and it grew fast. Jimi Hendrix created rock 'n' roll,; James Brown was the King and godfather of soul. Hip Hop was created by the Sugar Hill Gang, which expresses the stories of urban life and youthful pain. Now it's the dominant music of these times and tells what's going on in today's youthful minds. It's music that makes people think and play, like they do today. Music of our future times will mostly like come from an African American's mind.