I presume you're talking about "gangsta" culture and (maybe) black activists?
That 'gangsta' culture only dominates with poor inner-city Black kids. Many many more have grown beyond such things. Those who have not, suffer, with its glorification of guns and fast living, and prohibition against "snitching," even in murder cases.
But the purveyors of 'gangsta rap' get most of their money from stupid well-off White kids, who then inflict it upon quiet suburban streets.
I'm not just blowing smoke. A buddy of mine, a graphic artist, created some of the most controversial 'cover art' around, such as an album that showed the rapper Paris getting ready to assassinate President Bush. (Then-Prez Bush 41.) Trouble is, he later got sick of the shallowness of it all, and the many actual deaths. But by then, their party lifestyle had ruined his own life . . .
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Re: All I can guarantee is that Pennsylvania will vote Obama
Date: 2008-08-31 11:05 pm (UTC)That 'gangsta' culture only dominates with poor inner-city Black kids. Many many more have grown beyond such things. Those who have not, suffer, with its glorification of guns and fast living, and prohibition against "snitching," even in murder cases.
But the purveyors of 'gangsta rap' get most of their money from stupid well-off White kids, who then inflict it upon quiet suburban streets.
I'm not just blowing smoke. A buddy of mine, a graphic artist, created some of the most controversial 'cover art' around, such as an album that showed the rapper Paris getting ready to assassinate President Bush. (Then-Prez Bush 41.)
Trouble is, he later got sick of the shallowness of it all, and the many actual deaths. But by then, their party lifestyle had ruined his own life . . .