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zkinny t1_j2ck21o wrote
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Music, rap in particular, represent reality more than it influences it.
zkinny t1_iw7euml wrote
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Never heard of show me a hero, will definetly check that out. Another good portrayal of the 90's is City on a hill with Kevin bacon. Great show.
zkinny t1_j2csi1l wrote
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Yeah I've seen this narrative you're pushing before. But it's not true. It's not the illuminati music execs holding the black community down. If you're from a poor neighborhood and you rap about your life, chances are it's gonna involve some drugs and crime. And there are a bunch of more intellectual/woke black rappers who try to spit a positive message and so on but they almost never make it especially big. Kendrick might be an exception? The music suits can't control what becomes popular, so you can't blame it on them. Rappers will rap about what they see way before they're on a huge label and "controlled".