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@360dagod said Rakim was rapping about his melody and Supreme Team was still dropping nikkas left and right...
This kid grew up in the Morrisania section of the Bronx, which was once part of the poorest congressional district in the nation still might be one of the poorest, he grew up to poor working class immigrant parents who were probably oblivious to American gang culture, he grew up in a place long ravaged by drug addiction and gang violence before rap music was even created. Did music inspire him or did the nikkas on the corner with the fly clothes, who had all the bytches, who had money, who always seemed to be chilling and having fun and had status inspire him? This kid was drawn in by the allure of being a gangster something that's not only present in hip hop music, but movies, books and TV shows. This kid was drawn in by allure of popularity and he had a very limited view on life because he didn't receive proper guidance.
White people don't make music like that because it's not as prevalent in their communities due to systematic white supremacy, also I'm pretty sure you can find some rock songs glorifying drug use or whatever I don't listen to to that shyt so...
Are some kid impressionable yeah, but to say hip hop is "gas" is an overstatement understand why gangsta rap, drill and trap music are made breh