1. Hip-Hop is a lifestyle influenced by the fashion, art (graffati, poetry, etc.), and music of the urban inner-city youth of the current days generation. Therefore Hip-Hop will never cease to be because it is ever-changing according to the times.
2. "Rappers" who use sexually explicit lyrics are simply expressing their inner thoughts. There shouldn't be a double standard depending on gender. Each artist may choose to be social responsible and refrain from such expression. However it is a PARENTS DUTY to shield their children from what they believe to be too sexually explicit for that child. Hey my mom forbid me to sing "Baby you make my love come down " by Evelyn "Champagne" King until I knew what it meant.
3.Disrespect of women and misogny in rap lyrics reflects what has been happening in our communites and the world for that matter. Perhaps Spankee said it best " art imatating life". Generally speaking this blatant (sp) disrespect is acceptable in society as a whole.
4. Basically these are raps not testaments of actual events (sometimes). I could see how a woman with low self esteem could view this use-what-you-got-to-get-what-you-want attitude implied in the music to deem it appropriate. Such thinking was acceptable long ago before women had access or the means of attaining things for themselves. I would hope that past generations of mothers have taught their daughters to be independant. God bless the child who's got his own.
5.No, materialism in rap WILL NOT pass. For all the "old heads" rappers have ALWAYS rapped about material things. From the Sugar Hill gang and even before then. People always rapped about their aspirations. It just so happens that today rap music is a billion dollar industry allowing rappers to make luxurious purchases that the pioneers of rap could not. Appropriately there has always been a pro-black theme in rap music fom Africa Bambataa, Native Tongues, etc, etc.
6. I believe rap fans are influenced to a certain extent. You will always have those fools or idiots who will try to live up to the images portrayed in raps forgetting that it is ART. However on a whole I think that rap fans are basically happy to hear of the adventures and life and times of the fictious characters with in the rap and call it a day. Most people listen for the pop appeal. Can I dance to it? Does the beat make my head nod? One would be surprised how many people who purchase rap albums are not really aware of the lyrical content or skill necessary to be a rapper.
PrettyNikki is 26
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