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people claim this? I am Black myself, and I personally detest most mainstream hip-hop and rap music. In fact, aside from a few talented, poetic artists in the underground like Immortal Technique, Psyche Origami, Talib Kweli and a few others…I find this genre of music a general blight on the surface of the past few generations, and especially our current one now, the youth ages 8-20.
“B” this, “Ho” that, “N-gga” this. “Bling Bling” that. Gotta have these shoes. Gotta have these clothes. Gotta drive this car. Gotta “shine”. Gotta look like this woman. Gotta have this chain. And a partirdge in a pear tree…
Most of these “artists” aren’t even speaking proper English. All they do is glamorize “gangsta” life and deviant behavior, both sexual and social. A fine example is Akon, among hundreds. Why would any of us, especially blacks, let this crap into our homes? Let our children, who are OUR future accept this immoral sub-culture?
Why do a lot of you here defend this? I’d like to hear your reason
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You are right about the state of mainstream hip hop today. Like you said, there are some excellent exceptions. The difficulty is that the black culture is being stigmatized as a pack of T.I.’s and Lil’Kim’s, and our community are even not the main consumer’s with regards to CD purchases. Not just the black community, but our society as a whole, has a very self absorbed mentality. So the artist isn’t going to change the music that makes so much money. To me, kids just like what they see…what’s popular. Some, could stipulate that there are some independent thinkers, but after working in a school a few years ago, I can tell you that the majority are sheep following the herd. Its funny because I can remember saying that I will always like the current music and not be “old school” like my parents. I’m only 25 now, and the majority of music I listen to is from the 90’s and 80’s….which I was just told by a 15 year old was old school music…oh well.
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i dont listen to it either my mom doesnt let me listen to it I havent listened to it in years but hearing my friends sing that stuff it sounds stupid to me. no I wont let my children listen to it. I listen to Christian Rap like Trip lee,Lecrae,Shei Atkins,and a lot more Christian Artists
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There is nothing with the genre itself. Where the problem is is in the choice of words as lyrics. You can always boycott the nasty stuff.
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