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[-] Obsession@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 year ago

Or because many of these rappers came from poor and violent areas, where drug addiction, gang banging, and frivolous spending was what they knew

[-] LucyLastic@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 year ago

Except that a lot of early and grass-roots rap railed against those things, but that wasn't what got large scale commercial backing in the long run

[-] stephen01king@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 year ago

Can you suggest me songs from the early days that does this? I've always hated how much rap songs glorify those things.

[-] varias@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

De La Soul, Jungle Brothers, A Tribe Called Quest, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Brand Nubian, Digable Planets, The Pharcyde, Digital Underground, Souls of Mischief, Del the Funky Homosapien, Freestyle Fellowship, Arrested Development, Goodie Mob, Outkast, Fugees...

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I'm not that into rap, but I do like jazz, and De La Soul is a very cool mix.

[-] stephen01king@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks for the suggestions.

[-] LucyLastic@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

Grandmaster Flash, De La Soul, and Public Enemy would be good examples of rap that was politically and socially progressive, I'm sure a bit of digging would give a long list

[-] crypticthree@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Basically all of Public Enemy's career

[-] AnyProgressIsGood@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

But why continue to sell destructive concepts to their people once they make it. But yeah it's a conspiracy level thought.

[-] AstridWipenaugh@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Because that's what got them there? I don't think Tech Nine switching to positivity rap would go so well.

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