zkinny t1_j2ck21o wrote
Reply to comment by bentoboxing in TIL that in the early 80s, Dr. Dre was a successful electro DJ with his group World Class Wreckin' Cru. Daft Punk mentions Dre in their song “Teachers,” about artists that influenced them by avec_serif
Music, rap in particular, represent reality more than it influences it.
bentoboxing t1_j2clgrx wrote
Is that so? Rap music is reflective of the black community? How would you describe the black community to someone according to rap music then?
This may have been the case 30+ yrs ago with street corner poets but the industry took over and actively financed the messages they sought to perpetuate.
Which is where we are today.
zkinny t1_j2csi1l wrote
Yeah I've seen this narrative you're pushing before. But it's not true. It's not the illuminati music execs holding the black community down. If you're from a poor neighborhood and you rap about your life, chances are it's gonna involve some drugs and crime. And there are a bunch of more intellectual/woke black rappers who try to spit a positive message and so on but they almost never make it especially big. Kendrick might be an exception? The music suits can't control what becomes popular, so you can't blame it on them. Rappers will rap about what they see way before they're on a huge label and "controlled".
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