I think the rap group, NWA(Notable members- ice cube, dr dre and eazy e) gave birth to gangster rap. Then branched out: dre found snoop, eazy found bone thugz-n-harmony and ice cube formed the west side connection. All that was on the west coast. In the late 80's, when you had NWA serving out the gangster shit in the west, you had rappers like krs1, Rakim and big daddy cane(in the east) who just delivered bragadocious rap(for the last two) and conscious rap for the first.
You can count atleast a dozen celebrated rappers that blew up selling their gang-related stories to the public: 50cent, young jeezy, the game, tupac, dmx, mobb deep, rick ross and lots more. Not to say some of these rappers are/were not talented, but the gang factor added to their success.
Should that be the only subject black people would be able to talk about? We sound so ignorant and outdated like there is no better way to live ones life. Like we have been tought to believe we can't get bigger than we are. Deep rooted through slavery.
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Kamis, 02 Juli 2009
GANGSTERISM AND VIOLENCE IN RELATION TO RAP. (PART 2)
Rap music, hiphop as a whole was started by the blacks, the african-americans back in the 70's. It was a way of expressing one's self. It was dorminated by the afro-americans, and a large majority of them, not untill recently, were in the lower class. Majorly reciding in housing projects built by the government to house the blacks, probably because they felt the race was not fit to stay amongst original citizens.
Being in a position where you can't get a job to feed your family because of discrimination brought out the worst in these people.
And they finally found a means to live a better life through music, so they exploit it and express themselves through it. Telling the public about their hardknock life and struggle to come up.
There is nothing wrong with that, but if you continue to stay in that level(mindstate of poverty and slavery), then there is a problem.
Why would you be proud of telling the whole world how you kill people the same colour as you. Black on black crime. How backward is that.
Being in a position where you can't get a job to feed your family because of discrimination brought out the worst in these people.
And they finally found a means to live a better life through music, so they exploit it and express themselves through it. Telling the public about their hardknock life and struggle to come up.
There is nothing wrong with that, but if you continue to stay in that level(mindstate of poverty and slavery), then there is a problem.
Why would you be proud of telling the whole world how you kill people the same colour as you. Black on black crime. How backward is that.
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