I will say i went through a similar thing going from growing up being the only white guy in my school/neighborhood and it being normal to pretty much only listen to hip hop to moving to a mostly white town and being the odd man out musically. Kinda gives insight into how a lot of white people view hip hop, people call me black or say other racist (not towards me but to black people) s*** all the time when it gets brought up
i feel like as long as you appreciate, respect, and take the time to understand the art form and it’s history, then you should be able to enjoy and experience the art
that being said im white so in this situation it’s not really my place to decide
F*** labels trying to pander to white people cause it’s the biggest market they can hope to reach tbh
F*** labels trying to pander to white people cause it’s the biggest market they can hope to reach tbh
Yeah really it boils down to who is consuming, and the fact that the music has become so trendy
I fear in 30 or 40 or so years rap is gonna face the same fate as rock and roll now
I agree, i was just explaining that I can kind of see where the argument comes from pertaining to hip hop, as a lot of people are now just listening to it as a fad. As someone who has always cared for it, It kinda sucks seeing it get used as a fad. But who am I to judge
I feel like a new sub genre will emerge out of today’s hip hop that won’t necessarily resemble the rap of today or the past, but will end up being the dominant genre, continuing the cycle
I feel like a new sub genre will emerge out of today’s hip hop that won’t necessarily resemble the rap of today or the past, but will end up being the dominant genre, continuing the cycle
Yeah, only time will tell. I’m interested as to what the new sound will be.
I’m just waiting for the day I’m old as f*** in the car with my grandkids playing Jay Z or some s***, and seeing their reaction in the mirror like