its not an argument nigga that's just the way it is

if a nigga hits the block in the hopes of gaining a rapper backstory hes a f***ing idiot

why do you think a suburban canadian making millions of dollars pretending to be a mob boss

when it comes to image mosf people dont care if youre credible or not

It certainly isn’t helpful to see niggas in the hood glorifying how they spun the block and killed their over bullshit

Because its just a wordier version of “video games cause mass shootings”

I guarantee you more black kids would still be alive that died in chicago that 2011-2015 period

Imagine trying to get John Coltrane outta here 😔

I listened to 50 Cent/G-Unit, Jeezy, TI, Pac, Biggie, Big L, etc. as a kid and, aside for fashion, they didn't inspire me to do s***.

Reason is because my parents were active in my life and I had real life role models. People are really putting the cart before the horse here.

When you have beef and everything in your culture is telling kill your opps..... choices are madd

It is but people gonna shrug it off because nobody wanna look in the mirror.

This a black only topic btw.

Whole Lotta White/Asian/Hispanic itt

They’d also be alive if the city of Chicago wasn’t grossly incompent and if America had the social mobility and safety nets of Western European countries.

But sure, it’s the rappers fault

Right

I hate the rose colored aspect of our community that over simplify our real life issues associating them with rap music

I grew up in a single parent home in the projects
We moved out thankfully

This discussion is complicated,we have to remember that rap isn’t necessarily sold as entertainment to the public. Kids listen to certain rappers and follow what they say as if there’s knowledge to be had from most of these acts now. (Today’s)Rap has barely any redeeming qualities but we have to remember that everyone is a product of their environment.

Drake has people around him getting shot and dying too like bro even a child actor had to face the reality of this s***

Rap is a reflection of Black crime and poverty, not the cause of it.

Rap is simply niggas picking up a mic and glorifying and rapping abt their fantasies with some real life elements to them.

not a bold take

old take

So RAP ISNT REGRESSIVE? IT HASNT DONE DAMAGE IS THAT WHAT YALL ARE TRYING TO GET OFF?

Bingo

This is not a problem exclusive with rap

Ayo this vid crazy niggas running around with long ass blades stabbing people in broad day surrounded by hella people

No bro, I’m saying they predate rap music 😂

Like I said, I think people are putting the cart before the horse here.

If you grew up in a s***ty household with no real role models, then yes....it's applicable.

But, rap ALONE, isn't going to make anyone do that s***. You have to have already have been in a f***ed up environment for you to want to emulate negative lifestyles of certain rappers.

That's my point.

I mean this in the least disrespectful way bruh...but that's f***in pathetic forreal.