Yeah Zac I grew up on Hip hop too. Just to piggy back on what...

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Yeah Zac I grew up on Hip hop too. Just to piggy back on what you said Hip hop had a greater influence on me than Compas did, and it can be destructive to impressionable young people who are easily influenced.

Hip hop is powerful and without a strong upbringing you can get caught up in its fantasies of violence.

I visited Haiti back in 2003, Zac I know you are kind of young (kidding), but back then 50 cent was hot, and everywhere I went all I heard in Haiti were 50's joints.

Hip hop is a relatively new phenom in Haiti, many of them believe that what the rappers are saying is actually true. They suck it all up. I am not going to blame Hip hop for Haiti's problems, at least not yet, but I think that the culture will be a rising concern.

Back on the language issue, language is important, no matter what it is. Even if we tried we would not be able to deny the French culture in us, just as America cannot deny its English roots.

However, we are Haitians, and every Haitian speak Creole.

The majority of Haitians all they speak is Creole.

Creole is what Identify us as being free from French rule remember that. The French language is only influential becuase the small elite, and the small educated classes makes it important.

Mark, August 10 2009, 8:25 AM

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