VeggieKubernetes

3y

This idiot really thought he was doing something

Dude turned generations of government failure and lack of social mobility into a diatribe about king Von songs

Gross

So Illegal

3y

Niggas in the 70s and 80s were 13-17 years old making millions dealing d**** and slaughtering each other before street rap was ever a thing

The music reflects the material conditions you gotta start there

Bestowed

3y

Currently doing a write up about this but overall, it's whitewashing that's ruined the so called black community.

When you overhydrate a plant, it begins to lose its color and most importantly, it loses its connection to its roots.

When you overhydrate a human, you may experience water poisoning, intoxication, or a disruption of brain function. This happens when there's too much water in the cells (including brain cells), causing them to swell. When the cells in the brain swell they cause pressure in the brain. You may start experiencing things like confusion, drowsiness, and headaches.

We see that within nature and our biology, that overhydration leads to death in various ways. To the plant, its natural roots become dead and loses its vigor, liveliness and health. Its growth is then stunted, doesn't reach its fullest potential. Eventually, the leaf begins to yellow over time. Yellowing is a reflection that the pH levels of the plant are acidic. The plant is imbalanced due to overwatering and it loses its color, chemical makeup.

For the man and woman, in this case, a young mind seeking education, it becomes confused (mistaught history), drowsy, and experiences a series of headaches (communication of expression their issues from teacher to student).

All of this leads to hypertension or anger issues, something that's scientifically proven to begin in Black Americans develops at a younger age than any other group in the US.

Here's a brief overview of Hypertension.
Hypertension is called a "silent killer". Most people with hypertension (white washed education) are unaware of the problem because it may have no warning signs or symptoms. For this reason, it is essential that blood pressure is measured regularly.

Due to whitewashing, we develop hypertension and express it in various ways. Our music is whitewashed. Gangculture, businesses, education etc.

Dude the white dollar circulates 7-8 times around in its community before it leaves their infrastructure.

The black dollar circulates 3x max and this subconsciously branches from one's lack of trust, which overall is a function of being whitewashed.

sponge

3y

i think people might just be saying that this style of music is a net-negative and reinforcing violence and reactionary attitudes, (not to mention hypermaterialism but thats culture overall)

op shouldn't have been absolutist and say street rap is THE thing ruining the black community but music is influential to all of our minds if you take a lot from music like I personally do, it's influential enough to change your outlook on life

yungcartier

3y

I’m pinpointing an issue in the black community,

Obviously the government has been the driving force that kept the community in this cycle.

But each time we came together to make the change ourselves despite the conditions they put us in and despite the many leaders that were assassinated because of their movements.

Now we don’t have any leaders to look up to besides rappers and athletes & entertainers.

Street rap is the most pushed subgenre in HipHop because it glorifies the cycle which in turn influences the youth to follow that cycle thinking it will lead to money and fame, but fail to realize that those disses & gun talk will lead them to death or jail.

Plus it has kept us divided through jealousy & hatred.

yungcartier

3y

True but you still had black men like Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu back in the days doing lectures and teaching black people how to overcome their conditions

You don’t see that nowadays unless it’s some pro-black dude putting up a character to get views and money.

VeggieKubernetes

3y

Buddy thinks south side of Chicago was a peaceful utopia before chief keef dropped

Jody

3y

Tbf there are moments in hip-hop where an artist drops and DJ’s say it’ll raise the murder rate
They may be joking but I mean….

VeggieKubernetes

3y

“No leaders to look up to”

The infantalization of black people is so gross lol

We don’t need someone to tell us not to kill. Provide opportunity that doesn’t allow desperation to fester into crime

VeggieKubernetes

3y

Which generally isn’t the case

Prior to the pandemic we had historic lows in violent crime, wasn’t until the shutdown that we saw a huge jump in murders and carjackings

yungcartier

3y

I’m pinpointing an issue in the black community,

Obviously the government has been the driving force that kept the community in this cycle.

But each time we came together to make the change ourselves despite the conditions they put us in and despite the many leaders that were assassinated because of their movements.

Now we don’t have any leaders to look up to besides rappers and athletes & entertainers.

Street rap is the most pushed subgenre in HipHop because it glorifies the cycle which in turn influences the youth to follow that cycle thinking it will lead to money and fame, but fail to realize that those disses & gun talk will lead them to death or jail.

Plus it has kept us divided through jealousy & hatred.

chibuye

3y

Nah fam, own your words. It's not "obviously the government has been the driving force that kept the community in this cycle", it's "let's be real, street rap ruined the black community". Man up and own your s***, if you wanna switch your stance now, admit you were wrong.

Also do your f***ing research.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7gm3d/drill-research-paper-british-journal-of-criminology

"Working through several UK trials and drawing from a range of song lyrics and references, the paper concludes that criminalising UK drill places a roadblock in front of potential career prospects and improved socio-economic outcomes for the communities most affected by the violence the government is trying to eradicate."

A stance like yours ignores all the good that comes from making music, all the innovation, healthy competition, and emotional outlets.

The violence was already there to begin with, wayyyyy before the music. This has been a fact in Chicago Drill, NY Rap, UK Drill. The violence existed before the music. This isn't a who came first the chicken or the egg debate. This one has been cut and dry since the dawn of time.

That black people turned and continue to turn injustice and these evil situations into art is something that should be commended. Yes, maybe some guidance would be necessary for these kids but it's not something that should ever be condemned. Especially not from another black man.

chibuye

3y

Nah fam, own your words. It's not "obviously the government has been the driving force that kept the community in this cycle", it's "let's be real, street rap ruined the black community". Man up and own your s***, if you wanna switch your stance now, admit you were wrong.

Also do your f***ing research.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7gm3d/drill-research-paper-british-journal-of-criminology

"Working through several UK trials and drawing from a range of song lyrics and references, the paper concludes that criminalising UK drill places a roadblock in front of potential career prospects and improved socio-economic outcomes for the communities most affected by the violence the government is trying to eradicate."

A stance like yours ignores all the good that comes from making music, all the innovation, healthy competition, and emotional outlets.

The violence was already there to begin with, wayyyyy before the music. This has been a fact in Chicago Drill, NY Rap, UK Drill. The violence existed before the music. This isn't a who came first the chicken or the egg debate. This one has been cut and dry since the dawn of time.

That black people turned and continue to turn injustice and these evil situations into art is something that should be commended. Yes, maybe some guidance would be necessary for these kids but it's not something that should ever be condemned. Especially not from another black man.

yungcartier

3y

I put the title that way because I knew people wouldn’t want to have an actual discussion about this.

Crime existed before music yes of course, I’m pointing out the glorification of being in streets that is pushed in the music.

Expressing yourself in art isn’t a bad thing at all but when you use it to incite violence, their has to be a line somewhere before it gets out of hand.

Lein

3y

Yeah if only the 90s moral panic about rap music had succeeded... all the effects of deindustrialization, the crack epidemic, the war on d****, etc. wouldve gone away imo

VeggieKubernetes

3y

This idiot really thought he was doing something

Dude turned generations of government failure and lack of social mobility into a diatribe about king Von songs

Gross