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[–] 9 points 3 years ago (12 children)

I mean... Well I'll start with I have a bit of a conspiracy theory

So old white men ran the record industry when rap got hot. Clear channel and the top record companies can make anyone a star. Notice the over arching ideals and values they prop up

Much like the CIA released crack on minorities. Record companies released drugs addiction, gang banging, spending frivolously via glamorization On minorities

Always felt like minorities were being fed values that lead to failure. This is a continuation.

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  • [–] 13 points 3 years ago (11 children)

    Or because many of these rappers came from poor and violent areas, where drug addiction, gang banging, and frivolous spending was what they knew

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  • [–] 19 points 3 years ago (8 children)

    Except that a lot of early and grass-roots rap railed against those things, but that wasn't what got large scale commercial backing in the long run

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago (6 children)

    Can you suggest me songs from the early days that does this? I've always hated how much rap songs glorify those things.

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  • [–] 12 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    De La Soul, Jungle Brothers, A Tribe Called Quest, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Brand Nubian, Digable Planets, The Pharcyde, Digital Underground, Souls of Mischief, Del the Funky Homosapien, Freestyle Fellowship, Arrested Development, Goodie Mob, Outkast, Fugees...

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