well i want to be a rapper so people could look up to me but i do become a rapper and no one looks up to me then what is tha point of being one
2007-02-19 09:45:38 · 5 answers · asked by MC chris 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
yea, most rappers nowadays only talk about strippers or drugs. if you have a good message, im sure you will be looked up to. you can email me if you want and i'll check out your music.
2007-02-19 09:53:07 · answer #1 · answered by Argiiii. 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The point should be to communicate a meaningful message, which few rappers do. Yes, kids will imitate what they see and hear on TV, but you should make sure you're providing a positive example if your goal is to be a role model and rapper. The best MC's, though, are not concerned with fame or admiration, but using an art form to transcend their limitations, rising above through poetry. I think you should listen to some De La Soul, Rakim, Public Enemy, Saul Williams, etc. for inspiration.
2007-02-19 09:51:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you meant role models then there's a mixed response.
Musical artists who hail from the Hip-Hop/Rap genre are known for promoting some illegal things: drugs, sex, alcohol, violence and domestic abuse among other things. Many artists from the genre have spent time in jail for various crimes that they've committed so there's not really a good going for the type of music right now.
But I'd say if you try to correct these things and don't include anything supporting those things in your lyrics then you could certainly be looked on as a role model by a lot of people, from kids to their parents and many respected musical critics across the world. If you keep it clean and learn to really get kids' attention with positive lyrics you could certainly go down as a role model.
2007-02-19 09:54:58 · answer #3 · answered by I want my *old* MTV 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To make money. Why would anyone consider a rapper a role model? They are seen mostly as thugs and killers. After all they want "street cred". So the few that give them their image destroy it for the ones that aren't like that. Although I don't imagine that there are very many that aren't like that. Just like they claim they want things to be better where they were from but you see them in their gated communities. They aren't back in their 'hood or even trying to help it for the most part.
2007-02-19 09:55:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sadly any one that is in the public eye is someone's role model
it depends on the kind of person u r and wat u represent that makes u a good one
btw can i hear some of ur music ?
2007-02-19 09:54:09 · answer #5 · answered by kiss_of_a_dreamer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋