(some of) white america.
far as i can tell, the history of hip hop went something like this: negros find new way to express discontent, hip hop gains notoriety, people who don’t concur with or want to hear the primary message of negros (LOLOL LIVIN THE HOOD KINDA SUCKS BRO) favor less depressing messages - messages white america/non-broke motherfuckers can relate to. those people get rich and become the notable frontmen and women of the genre, record labels only sign those losers, those losers get rich because white america/non-broke motherfuckers are a larger portion of america’s population than negros. Selling this much means they have the more power in the industry (yay capitalism) and can influence (if not dictate) the way people view them. This power to influence has led to establishing both gritty and rich images of rappers that aren’t either. Then after about a decade of this: all you get are motherfuckers obsessed with the art as a form, motherfuckers only trying to be lyrical and dope without a message - people who can’t express what those pioneering negros expressed because these new motherfuckers haven’t lived that life.
and what it ultimately produces is a narcissistic culture obsessed with possessions because somewhere along the line the dreams of the poor, to be rich, became the commonality uniting anyone and everyone who weren’t the people selling the music. and who were those people?!!? anyone?!!? ANYONE?!!? AHHH THATS RIGHT, WHITE PEOPLE!
It bears worth also mentioning that this is what happened with punk/hardcore. motherfuckers hopped on board and used a set of aesthetics and styles to express ideas that were completely disassociated with the original principles of punk/hardcore.
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