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Originally Posted by MzDoctaKay
I believe the same holds true for Old School music (Soul/R&B)......many of the songs from the 60s and 70s had "adult content" - however, it was delivered a little more carefully....or at least as a child, you didn't fully understand the message being conveyed. Earlier days in hip hop may have had the same messages in some of the songs....however, most of them were conveyed much more delicately....or you were so concerned about the party (or the story), you missed the fact that the song was about he and his girl.....
In my opinion, the tide turned during the NWA years for the West.....and the Luke years for the South. I welcome your comments.
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I agree, the messages were delivered more carefully. But then again, I'm all grown up now and don't always understand what the gangster rappers are referring to in their songs. Like somewhere in another thread, one of us didn't know what 'Ds' were in a song. My question is this: As far as the negativity in rap music today, is it the fault of the rappers, music industry, etc., or is it really a reflection of what is going on in the streets? The reason I ask this is because like I said, I don't understand some references, but these younger kids sure do, and just like Ms Docta Kay said, when we were young, we didn't understand. So, is that a reflection of how the younger generation is different/growing up too fast, etc., or are lyrics really that much worse? Or maybe a little bit of both?