About B.V. Bridges

He doesn’t look like a rapper. He doesn’t act black. At least that’s what people have told him. Maybe it’s because he was in Advanced Placement classes and was President of his high school. Or it could have something to do with him writing for The Modesto Bee, or perhaps with owning a Bachelor’s Degree from Washington University in St. Louis. Or maybe it’s simply because his pants stay around his waist, and he doesn’t call dudes, “niggas” or ladies, “bitches.” Whatever it is, it is that sort of ignorance that drives B.V. Bridges in his mission to redefine the boundaries and stereotypes that limit what individuals are capable of and aspire to be. The inspiration for his music can most succinctly be characterized by his determination to take hip-hop back. He is genuinely angered by how hip-hop has been summarily branded as the embodiment of everything that is wrong with black culture instead of everything that is beautiful about it. Whether it is the fault of the artists who produce it, the corporations that promote it, or the consumers who purchase it, B.V. Bridges has committed himself to reclaiming Hip-Hop as a source of pride for the black community, and a beacon of inspiration for all who follow it.

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