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Hip-hop
I just don't get it. I'm very open-minded music-wise, and I think I'm pretty open-minded culturally, too, but I just can't understand hip-hop culture. To me, it seems to be based around tough-guy bravado, an inclination to 'dis' just about everyone, repetetive beats with little creativity, a lack of skill (granted, there are some great hip-hop groups that I like a lot - De La Soul and A Tribe Called Quest are the only two that come to mind), and misogynistic proclivities. Oh, yeah, and a lot of gratuitous swearing and violence. What's so cool about that? Now I see it in J.C.Penny commercials! There were these kids, couldn't have been more than ten years old, striking that arms-crossed-in-defiance pose and flinging their hands at the camera in that "I'm gonna bitch-slap you, foo'" kind of way! I'm sure teachers just love this kind of show of arrogance and mean attitude.
What the hell is so attractive about this shit?!
Am I too old to understand? I didn't understand it when I was younger. Am I just too Wonder Bread to get it?!
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08-12-2005, 03:34 PM
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