Give it up for the one and only Michelle Oliver! A.K.A. Mickey, Michy, Mish, The Albino (I'm the most black white chick ever!) and a million other aliases. So I'm the new writer in the zone and you'll be reading up on some random ish (I'll try stick to the topic for the sake of all my fellow hiphop homiezzzzz out there!) So I've got something as a starter. It's called "Hiphop is not just music.": Hiphop is not just music, no. Hiphop tells the truth about life, just the beat gives it a bit of heat. Hiphop is not just music, no. Hiphop is a culture, a way of life. It gives people a sense of direction, a way to go. A fortress where you are free, where you can be anyone you wanna be. Hiphop is not just music, no. Hiphop is an art which takes many forms- music, grafitti, fashion, poetry... Amaqaba bathi it's evil- iyakhuluma ngo drugs, alcohol, sex, blasphemy and more. Oh, the gore! They're wrong- so why the hell do they sing along?! Hiphop is not just music, no. Kuyi i-movement, i-replacement. I-replacement ka 'malectures we get about how bad the world has become. It's a place where music, art, fashion and poetry become one. A place which allows freedom of expression, democracy and unity. Hiphop is not just music, no. It's the best thing under the sun! Okay, so I haven't really told you who I am. Well, I'm an independent model, a total hiphop head and durban is my hood. I'm a crazy, wild ass as you have surely noticed and i hope you enjoy my blog posts! Please do comment and speak your mind's opinion. 'Til next time! I'm out