When is the next bet cypher

Our school dances blasted Paramore, Britney Spears and watered down hip-hop with house electronica remixes that made me feel isolated. Hip-hop is a culture within itself that has also helped me to not be afraid to be myself.

It spills out from the lyrics and sounds to tangible art. Every year I look forward to the BET Cyphers because it underlines the importance of lyricism within hip-hop. I love the wordplay and to be able to see talent I might not have heard about on a more authentic stage. Lil Kim was and will always be the OG for me.

She set the stage and was unapologetic in her bars. Yes, sexuality was huge for her, but she was also not afraid to be weird! I love seeing artists not be afraid to try something new.

I never wanted to code switch my interests when I entered the workplace. I look at hip-hop as the unifier to end homophobia within the Black community. Now you may not immediately see the connection between hip-hop and Mariah Carey, but hear me out. That song put rap on the map beyond urban radio. Mariah also worked with another industry veteran, Missy Elliott. She is the definition of hip-hop excellence in every possible way.

Missy Elliott started out in a girl group with sultry vocals and ended up becoming one of the baddest rappers and visuals artists in the game.

She did it without a fear in the world of keeping up with someone else because she was and is always lightyears ahead. Their diversity in being able to change genres and still have the same successes showed me the path to hip-hop and allowed me to love the genre as a whole. Hip-hop has taught me that I can create my own art and an artist who exemplifies that is Kanye West.

Love him or hate him; College Dropout is highly regarded as a groundbreaking album of the early s. Since his debut, Kanye has shown his ability to move crowds with his artistic influence to tell a story that he cares so passionately about is second to none.

He truly paved the way for music today with his early s success. Hip-hop is an avenue for artists to express the way they feel in a manner that is appealing to the everyday listener.

Music honestly grounds me. Hip-hop is whatever I need it to be. Hip-hop inspires me to keep moving, do better, be better, and enjoy life. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill was the first album I was ever given and owned. Notifications can be turned off anytime from browser settings. It was good while it lasted, started falling off two years ago- now it's horrendous,' an angry fan complained.

This year, several newbie rappers are aspiring to steal the show side by side with veteran artists. However, the audience seemed to be least impressed by this year's BET Cyphers at the award show. Showcasing the new generation rappers, cyphers happen to be one of the most anticipated segments of the BET HipHop Awards.

But, this year, the upcoming hip-hop artists failed to make a mark with their freestyle jams and rapping style, even prompting fans to dub the Cypher as 'trash'.

Fans flooded Twitter with memes and jokes about the cyphers as they found them boring and uninteresting. Some even went to the extent of proposing that be the last year for cyphers at BET, given the degrading quality of the rap battles.

Only a few artists like Erica Banks and Tierra Whack managed to garner some compliments, while the others were brutally trolled online. Another agreed, saying, "Abolish the cypher!