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Topic: Hip-Hop Music: Is It Degrading or Empowering/Inspiring?
+Eco — 7.6 years ago #52,165
I told my Aunt & Grams that I am listening to music at the Shelter, and they told me "don't be listening to any of that RAP MUSIC!"
They argue that it is:
a)degrading towards women
b)promoting drugs and alcohol
c)condoning violence and glamorizing guns
...they may have a point, I conceded, HOWEVER, I argue that hip-hop:
a)motivates one to acquire currency and amass a fortune (eg. "All About The Benjamins" by P. Diddy)
b)empowers black youth to celebrate their sexual swagger and pimping finesse (eg. "P.I.M.P. by 50 Cent)
c)illustrates the conditions of disenfranchised demographics and gives them a voice (eg. "Ghetto Child" by Joe)
d)embraces and asserts our right to free speech and free expression (eg. "White America" by Eminem)
I believe that hip-hop is wholesome and inspiring! Even the so-called aggressive hip-hop gets your adrenaline pumping and could lend itself to a good workout.
What does TC think about Rap Music?
+Anonymous B — 7.6 years ago, 34 minutes later[T] [B] #555,191
No1cars.
+Anonymous C — 7.6 years ago, 4 minutes later, 39 minutes after the original post[T] [B] #555,192
Rap music sucks
+Anonymous D — 7.6 years ago, 54 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[T] [B] #555,195
Rap music scares me.
+Und !9xA/AQJjBg — 7.6 years ago, 9 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[T] [B] #555,197
I don't mind old rap or anything that actually takes talent to make, but the kind that literally just talks about fucking bitches, robbing bitches, bitching about bitches, etc. are annoying and will never be considered skill in my mind.
All that said, I listen mostly to rock, funk, and sometimes jazz. So the closest I'll ever come to enjoying rap is appreciating someone for their musical talent. Not actually enjoying the genre.
·Anonymous C — 7.6 years ago, 3 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[T] [B] #555,199
@previous (Und !9xA/AQJjBg)
I think Snoop Dogg is pretty good for a rapper. He's the only one I will listen too.
+Eco — 7.6 years ago, 15 seconds later, 1 hour after the original post[T] [B] #555,200
@555,197 (Und !9xA/AQJjBg)
Yeah, I'm more partial to 90's political rap than anything contemporary, but tell me you don't rock out to jams like "Where The Hood At" once in awhile for an adrenaline boost??
·Und !9xA/AQJjBg — 7.6 years ago, 1 minute later, 1 hour after the original post[T] [B] #555,201
@previous (Eco)
Hell nah. For boosts I kick it to SOAD or Slipknot. Really gets the aggression out in an enjoyable manner.
·Eco — 7.6 years ago, 4 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[T] [B] #555,203
@previous (Und !9xA/AQJjBg)
Ironically, spinning 'Killpop' by Slipknot Right Now, but thanks for the SOAD suggestion. Queing-up 'Aerials' & B.Y.O.B.
·Und !9xA/AQJjBg — 7.6 years ago, 1 hour later, 3 hours after the original post[T] [B] #555,209
@previous (Eco)
Don't forget Fuck the System!
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