Thursday, July 12, 2012

Hip Hop ... My Thoughts

I personally don't listen to hip hop as much as my peers. I don't listen to a lot of 2 chainz, future, waka flocka, chief keef. However, I do listen to at least a little bit of it.This is my thoughts on it all...In Hip Hop all they mostly talk about is gangbanging, killing, money, and "HOES". Yeah, most of the time when you're listening to the music you're not listening to what exactly their saying. Majority of teens only listen to it because it gets them hype. It gets them in that party mood. I know that's why I listen to Chief Keef. However, if you listen to the music carefully enough, who ONLY wants to hear about that? Then, when the young boys portray what they hear and go off killing people, or degrade women, it's an issue than. Well, it is an issue, but at the same time music is somewhat guiding these boys. Also, the way women portray themselves on these videos. I watch videos less than I listen to the hip hop music. Yesterday was my first time watching the Tip Drill video by Nelly. One thing I was surprised about was Nelly swipping a card down the girls butt crack. I mean, I understand some women need money, some women like to be seen, etc. However, THAT was where I would draw the line. Why not be a stripper if you're gonna do that? I listen to more R&B if not anything else. Don't get me wrong, some rap music and hip hop is good. However, it's getting really ridiculous. Some rappers music make you FEEL stupid just by what they're saying. If you read the lyrics, you're like " what " ? Majority of upcoming Chicago rappers ONLY rap about shooting! "Bang,Bang" ! Being a "hitta" , doing "drills". I wouldn't want my kids growing up like that. Nas has a song called I Can which is VERY motivational and inspirational, so you can't say rapping about something meaningful is impossible. I don't know, I just feel like teens need to realize the difference about "good music" and "trash" , the difference between "music" and "reality". Just my thoughts....

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  1. How do you suppose teens can differentiate the "good music" from the "trash" if they've grown up mainly around the "trash"?

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    1. One way is listen to what they're saying, for example: Waka Flocka... Chief Keef ( I still like his music though ) , but name 1 meaningful thing they rapping about.

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