Mostly Musical Musings

     "Finally Friday", I thought, as I came home after the first full week of school. I was exhausted and hopeful, both with good reason. When I went to my room though, it dawned on me that I would still have homework to do. Dejected, I started looking at the prompts for this blog. While thinking about what to write about, I put on my playlist, and started brainstorming. As I was listening and thinking, I slowly got lost in the music I was listening to. Eventually, I heard the iconic beat drop and the lyrics: "Just wakin' up in the mornin', gotta thank God" and I was consumed in the music. Only after I finished the song did i realize - this was my expertise.      Since before high school, music has changed the way I live my life down to the smallest moments. I could speak for hours about different genres but the genre that has had the most impact on me is hip-hop. There are many aspects of hip-hop that make it the genre it is, one being the varying lyrics t...