“Rap doesn’t influence anyone to commit crimes”
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WhenWeWereKings
All Star
Rap is not the scape goat for crime. But you've got to be extremely naiive to believe that it has zero influence on people.
I mean, that’s who these nikkas are at heart. Old white men.
RaspberryFitted
Boyz In Motion Member
they cheerleading for their favorite rappers like some fanboys lmaooo.If this thread was about a new Disney movie with a Black male transgender lead, the thread would be packed with people suggesting that it's an agenda to turn kids gay and there'd be virtually no pushback. While I don't believe a movie can turn a kid gay anymore than I believe listening to a song can make someone shoot anyone, it's interesting to see how people's position on influence will change depending on what the influence is.
Has a Rapper ever influenced you to buy a product?
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there’s a recent one that was even longer. There’s multiple factors besides the blank “Rap is BAD” stance but completely pretending it’s hearsay is the reason we’re in the state we are.
What people don’t wanna say is that they don’t like the music that’s coming out today so that’s why they’re trying to use the music as a scapegoat for the problems of the black community. Nevermind institutional racism, it’s rap.
as an artist yourself what do you think about it
and do you feel different about now as an older manthan you did 15 years ago?
obviously your music wasn't 99% cocaine raps like Malice so it's probably a little different for you.
As an artist myself I agree the music has influence. It’s not the main factor but I believe it definitely plays a part. I didn’t even pop off like that but even I had mfs getting hot rod tattoos, saying i was their idol, etc. (Being on g-unit obviously was the main reason for the stanning).
As a young nikka, rap definitely influenced my personality, lingo, mannerisms, etc. I grew up in the mob (Strawberry Manors in Sacramento) and was around hellla fukkery and was even enticed by some of the shyt but never got into it due to my moms wasnt playin. I got my ass whooped a few times tryna emulate nikkas like E-40, Brotha lynch, Mac Dre, The Lox, etc. Just by cursing and starting to act unruly but I was always whipped back into shape.
So just imagine the kids who dont have good parenting, or structure. Music can influence them easily because they are searching for an identity. Music in combination with their environment is toxicity on steroids.
Again, no one is blaming music solely but it is 100% a contributing factor to the fukkery, especially now with social media adding more gasoline to the fire.
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If this thread was about a new Disney movie with a Black male transgender lead, the thread would be packed with people suggesting that it's an agenda to turn kids gay and there'd be virtually no pushback. While I don't believe a movie can turn a kid gay anymore than I believe listening to a song can make someone shoot anyone, it's interesting to see how people's position on influence will change depending on what the influence is.
So why don’t y’all talk about something else ad nauseam?
an ak said as much in the clip…folks are gonna try to spin what he said tho and use the hitmaka clip to make it seem that rap has more influence than the environment/circumstances in certain neighborhoods
Worthless Loser
Blackpilled
It's sad to see some black people go so hard trying to defend violent rap music.
Rappers have an enormous influence over black youth. They dictate what's hot from a fashion perspective, and their behavior & lyrics can motivate people for good or bad reasons. They say what's cool or what's not cool. A lot of black youth main goal is to be considered a cool dude or popular, so what they gonna roll with what's being put out there in order to fit in.
Unfortunately, some of these rappers promote a lifestyle of fast money, women, drugs, gangs, prison and violence as a lifestyle. Instead of that being condemned, it's celebrated. And once again since this is celebrated, this motivates impressionable youth to follow that path since their reward is fast money and hood fame. Also, most of the positive messages tend to be rooted out in favor of indecency and immoral behavior. Because once again, that's what's seen as cool.
If you ask these little gang bangers who they top favorite rappers are, they not gonna say Nas, Drake or J.Cole. They are likely to name rappers who mirror the exact lifestyle they live. Because in a lot of these cases, these rappers are role models to the youth. Just like how star ball players are role models.
I remember NWA saying that all they were doing was taking experiences from the street, things they were seeing and putting it in the music. While that may be true, either they weren't thinking about, underestimated or didn't care about the influence that could have on their fans.
Just because you as an individual did not follow this path of violence, gangbanging, prison and destruction, does not mean that the influence doesn't exist.
Rappers have an enormous influence over black youth. They dictate what's hot from a fashion perspective, and their behavior & lyrics can motivate people for good or bad reasons. They say what's cool or what's not cool. A lot of black youth main goal is to be considered a cool dude or popular, so what they gonna roll with what's being put out there in order to fit in.
Unfortunately, some of these rappers promote a lifestyle of fast money, women, drugs, gangs, prison and violence as a lifestyle. Instead of that being condemned, it's celebrated. And once again since this is celebrated, this motivates impressionable youth to follow that path since their reward is fast money and hood fame. Also, most of the positive messages tend to be rooted out in favor of indecency and immoral behavior. Because once again, that's what's seen as cool.
If you ask these little gang bangers who they top favorite rappers are, they not gonna say Nas, Drake or J.Cole. They are likely to name rappers who mirror the exact lifestyle they live. Because in a lot of these cases, these rappers are role models to the youth. Just like how star ball players are role models.
I remember NWA saying that all they were doing was taking experiences from the street, things they were seeing and putting it in the music. While that may be true, either they weren't thinking about, underestimated or didn't care about the influence that could have on their fans.
Just because you as an individual did not follow this path of violence, gangbanging, prison and destruction, does not mean that the influence doesn't exist.
So you are acknowledging that some people can't separate fact from fiction and therefore they are retarded. So if Boy George was out giving blowjobs then were other White boys influenced to do it too?
Your grandmother was right. If some fool jumps off a bridge then you will jump off a bridge too?
I mean, that’s what these nikkas do though. At this point it’s definitely clear they like hearing themselves type more than some type of care for the community. One thing about it, I ain’t never entertained that goofy shyt. These nikkas extremist
FrontoBama
U Can’t Reach The Sun
Question I always ask is…If tonight Lyor Cohen and all them white folk said they’re done with rap and it collapses overnight and tommorow there is no rap on radio, streaming or YouTube- Does O-Block go silent? Do all the California gangs that started before Hip Hop just dissolve?
Rational minds know the answer.
Rational minds know the answer.
Idk if the guy who grew up in low income housing and became a rapper, then purchased said low income housing to support the drug economy in his (again) low income housing complex is a good example of Hip Hop driving criminality.