“Rappers only talk about their money, cars, and clothes!”
Why might someone from a group of people that historically have been denied access to wealth, now brag that they have it?
“Rappers only talk about sex!”
Why might someone from a group that have historically been denied sexual autonomy now brag about their sexual escapades on their own terms?
“Rappers only talk about drugs and crime!”
Why might someone from a group that historically have been denied the more legal means to acquire wealth and had drugs forced on their community talk about their experiences with it?
Meanwhile, the critics jam to Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and The Rolling Stones, who sing about money, sex, and drugs
"I've never heard of a rapper with a political consciousness!"
Why might someone from a group that historically have been oppressed have trouble getting their more serious pieces on the commercial radio stations / audio platforms that you listen to?
