Did you guys just now figure out that rappers say derrogatory things in their music???

Question

Gangster rap (NWA) first burst onto the scene when I was in high school. If I'm not mistaken it started around 1990.

Now all of a sudden people are outraged? Where the hell have you guys been for the last 17 years?!?

Frickin parrots see it on tv, so now they gotta harp on it too.

Yes, rappers say negative things that the rest of us could not get away with saying.

Yes, rappers degrade women in their lyrics and it's wrong.

Anyone remember '2 Live Crew'?

We've already had this revolution. You guys are only 17 years late to the party.

Answer 1

Actually it all started with Hip-Hop in the 70s and segued into Rap shortly after that. I hated it except for things like Will Smith's "Summertime".
Perhaps the point of all this 'howmulah' ('ruckus', roughly) is that society needs to grow and improve in all ways and some elements have not shown adequate growth. The shock jocs, the rappers, the comedians, the trash talk in sports, the fake PC seen in movies and series, all need to change their ways. It's funny in some ways. My wife loves nostalgia and just as we were headed for bed last night "Saturday Night Fever" came on some satellite channel. I stayed on the PC reading some history site while she watched, but I listened. The Imus controversy was fresh in my mind when I heard a voice from the past, little Johnny T, say in his Italian accent, the word '*******', a word which I have hated since grammar school in the 50s, even though I am white, male and Southern, and it was in a context derogatory to blacks. I can't remember that (and other racists comments in that movie) raising an eyebrow with critics, mass media, or even the civil rights movement then. Should it now? Perhaps, but it is historically accurate venacular of many for that time and that's the way it was put into the can. So, do we revise history? No, we hold our noses and remind ourselves that it is very wrong, was wrong and would never be correct. Maybe we even need it occasionally to reinforce our repugnance! But now that our society has supposedly grown up (supposedly) it is time to leave all of this behind in the old movies, history and literature (Huck Finn et al). It is time to demand that all media clean up their acts, rappers of whatever ethnic derivition change their ways, jocs and jocks, programs like Jerry Springer and Imus reign in their speech, programming and attitudes, etc. It is time to truely respect one another!

Answer 2

Try 25 years too late. Rappers are laughing all the way to the bank. If Imus lovers don't like it, they can attempt to use economic pressure to have studios stop recording and supporting rap. I doubt that their customers will complain as they are buying the music in the first place, but you can always hope.

Answer 3

What is this "rap" you talk about? Also, what is this thing I am using to type words on the screen? Its like some kind of computing machine, I think I will call it a "Computing machine for use of putting letters and words on a screen."

Answer 4

rap music degrade women and all of decent society. the thing is that its gotten worse. now they glamorize the project life and material things.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Don't think people just found out, I believe they are just using it to illustrate a double standard.

Answer 7

Sorry, no. I never could listen long enough.

Answer 8

I've known for a while...

Answer 9

they can disrespect da hoes all they like. as long as they respect their MOMMA.