There's Rap and there's Hip-Hip. You may not understand the difference which partially explains your perspective.
You sound like a person who hasn't experienced the musical element of Hip-Hop outside of its coopted mainstream presentation which adds perspective on your thought process on all of this. There has never been an art form to attain global mainstream exposure on this scale that has artfully examined societal issues in such an eloquent and intelligent manor.
If you would like some recommendations on constructive, thought provoking Hip-Hop music I would be glad to provide some insight you seem to be lacking on this subject.
When I speak on "My culture" as a Black American. Im talking about our various and distinct speech patterns, dialects, common mannerisms and various elements we all identify with no matter where in these 50 states we are from. Those things you've seen him emulate since the videos of him as a 5 year old performing popular Hip-Hop songs.
I never made any argument that Drake was "harmful". Beyond displaying any ability to opine on the topic in an informed matter, your continuing to demonstrate that you don't even understand what the topic is.
There are no lines between rap and hip hop anymore. I used to feel the same way that you feel, and it was ignorant. The two, what some would call, most conscious hip hop artists of this generation, are Kendrick and Cole, and both of them was on their last songs talking about gunplay.
It's all a mess. And I say that as someone who loves the genre. But I'm mature enough to recognize that what I love is bad for our community and needs to go.
You never said Drake was harmful. I said it.
All hip hop is harmful to our community. The genre is a mess and pushes destructive imagery to our people and you sending me underground artists that nobody listens to isn't going to change that fact.
I used to make the same exact arguments that you're making, almost word for word, bar for bar. I'm telling you that you're wrong.
But anyway, back on topic, we were discussing how Drake is fake, which I agree with. And I'm saying he's no more fake than the rest of them.
Hell, we got Future on record admitting that he pushes drug usage in his music even though he knows it's bad and doesn't partake himself.
Why aren't you making threads about him being a plant? You'd have a stronger argument there.
I feel like I’m debating them homeless nikkas who yell at buses.
