HOLD UP!!! This Song Actually Made It To Mainstream Radio??

[PhonZhi]

This shyt is garbage.whoever likes this shyt has a bad taste in music.

@A Tribe Called Quest ™

 

[jbrad]

Am I high or was that a clip of a jet on GTA V?

 

[JustCKing]

everywhere but the mainstream where its heard by the masses. Why isn't positive music promoted and given a chance to shine in the mainstream like destructive, negative music?

The masses have access to more than just radio. There's Itunes, streaming, Youtube, blogs, etc. Songs like the ones in the OP will always have an audience because people indirectly promote it. Even if a person doesn't listen to mainstream radio, here's the song whether they wanted to listen to it or not. Another reason is that there are people who are drawn to things that they are told are supposed to be bad for them. That's one of the reasons these types of songs go viral and end up on mainstream radio vs. the positive songs. An example of this is this thread. Like why even post a vid of the song if you're arguing that it is destructive.

 

[DaveyDave]

what's up with the constipation flow?

 

[Luxury Tax]

It's really influential when you have a dude with no wrist flicking his nubs

 

[Thizzlam]

struggle flow x100

 

[A Tribe Called Quest ™]

@A Tribe Called Quest ™

I didn't say I liked it lmao

 

[Cladyclad]

Future should sue all these niqqas

 

[AyBrehHam Linkin]

this shyt automatically turns parties up. was at a black sorority party last saturday night for instance and this shyt had an already cracking party's roof damn near blow off .

and then trap queen came on and you woulda thought world war 3 started

 

[Hyperion]

I get the premise of the thread. And to be honest, OP does have a point. Negativity sells. And I think that might just be due to the fact that humans are conditioned to be negative. That's why positive music isn't all that popular. It's like when Kendrick dropped 'i', it had a great message and in my opinion, sounded great... but people said it was too poppy and corny. What's so corny about a song encouraging kids to love themselves? Lord knows there's a child right now who's dealing with self-hate issues. You could argue that the way it was done was corny, but... in a sea of toxins, if I see a potion, I'm gonna reach for it. Same thing when J. Cole had Crooked Smile on Born Sinner.

But as Kendrick himself said... Some of these kids take music VERY seriously. And as an artist, you have a certain level of power and influence over your fans. They gravitate to you for a reason. Music in itself is very hypnotizing, cause if it wasn't, we wouldn't place so much importance in it. Celebrities, especially musicians, are worshiped as gods to people. They get paid millions to go do what they do, and everyone sees it. That's why I can see where the OP is coming from. Artists DO influence. Now I'm not saying we shouldn't have fun music, because we do. There's a lane for everything. But I think instead of trying to eliminate the bad (Which is impossible, let's be real), we should bring in more positivity and try to make that the standard. And we also can't blame it solely on the music, because there's also many other factors that contribute to those problems as well. At the end of the day, people make their own decisions, so that's something we have to keep in mind.

 

[frush11]

I really don't get this, is this stuff satire or are they really serious. It really seems today's rap fans don't seem to understand that these artists really don't think much of them, and in a way are basically trolling your

 

[Liu Kang]

Wassup with those rappers and their inability to speak properly ? Is it illegal to sound clear on the mic these days ?

 

[tybo]

its highly ignorant, promotes a destructive lifestyle and catchy Fits right in to the black radio format

Unfortunately...THIS!

 

[The Last Pimp of Hyrule]

I'm all for a iggnant ass trap anthem, but this... this is

 

[TOP SZNing]

The song is catchy AF though