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Originally Posted by YorkeDaddy
I just detest ignorance like:
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99.999% of people that make generalizations like this are racist in some way, shape, or form.
That's all I have to say on that subject, I'll be dropping it for good now
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You apparently didn't realise the opening shot was a lighthearted jab at the kind of lyrics you find in hip-hop, but don't tell me that what I said isn't true. It certainly may not be true of ALL hip-hop, and I've not listened to enough to be able to make an informed judgement, but it's clearly the perception outside of the genre, just as "noodling", long solos, multi-part suites and songs about dragons and elves is the general mainstream perception of prog. That impression is not wrong, but there's so much more to prog than that. Similarly, there is, I'm sure, much more to hip-hop than what I wrote, but this is the image it projects. Not my fault it we pick up what they're putting out.
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Originally Posted by Frownland
Tupac
Lil Pump
It takes up a lot of my listening time
Nobody cares that TH and rubber soul are racist btw.
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Hey! I'm not racist. I saw a black guy on the street once. Well, actually it was just someone with a really good tan...
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Originally Posted by Fluff
Disappointed to see it's turned into another ****ing race thread.
Agree with Janz anyway.
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You expected something else?
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Originally Posted by Fluff
I voted 3 on the poll. When it's good it's good and when it's bad it's appalling, but even a lot of the albums I do like suffer from the things I mentioned so I think 3 is about fair.
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I agree fully. I'll probably vote 2 or 3.
I certainly hate hip-hop a lot less now than I did a few years ago. Having listened to it, there's definitely some major league excellent music there, and I have the utmost respect for people who can rap. It's such an art, it leaves me breathless. But let's not pretend the bad stuff is confined to a few minor artists or a small percentage. Maybe it's only commercial, but the stuff I reviewed over the last year or two had a very large slice of that "kill yo bitches don't touch my hos" all through it. It didn't by any means ruin the music for me, but I probably would have enjoyed it just as much without it.
Oh, and Batty? Sorry to break the news to ya buddy, but you ain't black. I know you want to be, but you ain't, son.