Red Sky at Morning
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OK. I’m too old to bother listening to gangsta rap but hear me out...
On the occasion when I failed to reach for the controls on the radio, I have listened to my share of rap, from both male and female artists. I couldn’t believe how shallow the sentiments were - the guys seemed to only want to sing about money, cars, lifestyle and the number of “honeyz” they could lure in.
The girls seemed to only care about the wealth and badass credentials of any given potential partner.
Of course this is the sentiments of many self-focussed people, but it seemed almost an exaggerated “hall of mirrors” style distortion.
Couple this with the music industry building up black role models like Kanye and Beyonce, Cardi B and Flo Rida who seem to echo these sentiments repeatedly, and you just have to ask why?
Couple this with the music industry building up black role models like Kanye and Beyonce, Cardi B and Flo Rida who seem to echo these sentiments repeatedly, and you just have to ask why?
Are these issues really the main interest of these artists or are they being provided with a script and a lifestyle by the labels who sign them in order to fulfil some particular agenda?
Just as fashion magazines with their airbrushed images are designed to make ordinary people feel ugly, so these images of lavish success, endless after parties and Hennessy on tap must surely make those who listen feel unsuccessful, disenfranchised and angry?
Just an observation.
On the occasion when I failed to reach for the controls on the radio, I have listened to my share of rap, from both male and female artists. I couldn’t believe how shallow the sentiments were - the guys seemed to only want to sing about money, cars, lifestyle and the number of “honeyz” they could lure in.
The girls seemed to only care about the wealth and badass credentials of any given potential partner.
Of course this is the sentiments of many self-focussed people, but it seemed almost an exaggerated “hall of mirrors” style distortion.
Couple this with the music industry building up black role models like Kanye and Beyonce, Cardi B and Flo Rida who seem to echo these sentiments repeatedly, and you just have to ask why?
Couple this with the music industry building up black role models like Kanye and Beyonce, Cardi B and Flo Rida who seem to echo these sentiments repeatedly, and you just have to ask why?
Are these issues really the main interest of these artists or are they being provided with a script and a lifestyle by the labels who sign them in order to fulfil some particular agenda?
Just as fashion magazines with their airbrushed images are designed to make ordinary people feel ugly, so these images of lavish success, endless after parties and Hennessy on tap must surely make those who listen feel unsuccessful, disenfranchised and angry?
Just an observation.
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