QuoteI'll just respond, then go away from the thread.
Originally posted by: Shimraa
wow in ways that is the most igornant statement i have read in a long time. just saying that shows that you are only listening to things like 50 cents, trick daddy and shit like that, which I personally consider pop or hip hop or R&B not rap. the truth is that most rap songs have more meaning and truth in them then the average rock/classical/any other genra of music.
No, actually, I'm NOT listening. I cannot stand to listen.
The # 1 stop for kids on the library computers is Yahoo!Music (previously known as Launch).
Maybe the music is good and I'm not giving it a chance, but I've seen the same kids for years, watching them grow, and I've watched what happened to them as they grow WITH THIS MUSIC and it almost frightens me.
Every other word is 4-letters.
Talking about murdering family, friends, etc.
(And don't get me started on the actual music videos...I've seen R movies that were less graphic. Dancing poles and clothes covering less than the handkerchef I carry in my pocket.)
That is not the "meaning and truth" I see.
Last thing: I own 1 cassette, it came from a box of cereal, that has rap on it. A single of Kid and Play's Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody.