Hip Hop and Adam Yauch Park Essay - 1249 Words

Hip Hop has been a thread of music that is deeply rooted in the struggle within the black communities of America. It acted as a window for people outside of the black community to acknowledge and experience, to an extent, what endeavors those communities encounter. Although Hip Hop’s central purpose is to denote the subjugation that was implemented on the black community, Hip Hop began as a mere offshoot of 1970’s jazz, funk, and soul. Beastie Boys, now seen as a forefront in the gentrification of Hip Hop, were at first an anomaly. Being an all white group in a predominantly African-American industry was not a walk in the park at first, but once they showed their ability to rap; no one seemed to doubt that they truly belonged in the Hip†¦show more content†¦Because of this, I researched heavily the park’s atmosphere, so that I would be able to find it with ease. The only thing I dreaded was the commute. Brooklyn Heights to and from Queens is not within e ach other’s proximity so I knew that the trip from there and back would occupy a large part of my journey. From what my research told me, the easiest option was to take the F-train all the way to Jay Metro, where I would have a 10 minute walk to the park. The other options included transfers to trains that I was not familiar with, nevertheless the F-train was the most convenient because the 169th station is a couple blocks from St. Johns. When I finally had the time to go through with this commute, I walked to 169th and essentially took the F-train until my stop. Although the direction list on Google maps was specific, I became flustered when I arrived at the Jay Street. Luckily however there was a police man who pointed me in the direction of State Street where Adam Yauch Park is located. When I came up to my destination, I was actually disappointed. The park was smaller than I imagined and did not really offer much; however, one thing that I did notice the variety of trees . According to NYC Parks: â€Å"When you visit his namesake park, be sure to take in the wide variety of trees, including silver lindens, London planes, pin oaks, and Norway maples† (NYC Parks). Since Adam