Assignment 1-2 Popular culture blog post

In my opinion popular culture is something that brings a variety of people from various backgrounds together because of a single common interest. Take Hip Hop music for example, most people view Hip Hop as just music, but to me it is the perfect example of popular culture. I remember as a young child walking through the streets of Nairobi Kenya and seeing a bus decorated with images of Hip Hop artists like Naughty by Nature and Tupac. At the time I had no clue what the images on the outside of the bus represented, but I thought it was really cool to have pictures on buses. As I think back on it now, I notice the power of popular culture and recognize that those artists whose pictures I seen when I was a child have now become my favorite artists. Also it was my first taste of popular culture to see American Hip Hop artists celebrated in East Africa.
Understanding and relating to popular culture is relevant to me in a business environment and in my career because of my chose career path. For example, I work in the cable industry now as a sales representative for the world largest cable television provider which is Comcast cable and my work includes have knowledge of what’s new, hot, and hip on television. Every day I am tested on my knowledge of popular culture issues. For example, a couple of weeks ago there was an issue on MTV Music Video Awards where Kanye Wes snatch a microphone from a young lady and the following day customers who did not a to see the incident were calling me as if I had the inside scoop because I work for the cable company. Knowing what popular with people will eventually increase my interpersonal communication skills and increase my chances of having a relevant position with my peers. After receiving a degree in Business Administration I hope to work in the entertainment industry which will require me to be up to date on popular culture.
I consider the ever changing fashion of Hip Hop music to be my chose of popular culture artifact. In the last two decades Hip Hop has seen many different styles of fashion whether it is the crazy hair dos or wearing pants backwards or sometimes down to the ankles.

The evidence is the global spread of styles like these to remote areas in the world. Many people dismiss Hip Hop as something very simple, but to me it is a movement that not only changes with the times, but has a significant influence on young people.