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Originally Posted by Jazzbone
It’s not my cup of tea and correct me if I'm wrong but the way I see it, Rap is the art form. (Rap) is the poem, the music, the dance, the "craft"...
Hip hop, the way I see it, is the dress, the attitude, the style, the language, the culture...
Anyone (with the talent) can immerse themselves in rap, the art form or craft and find enjoyment, fulfillment, even success...
Will creating or simply listening too (rap), hold them back in life’s rat race? No...
Anyone can immerse themselves into the hip hop culture too. It's dress, graffiti, language etc. Will emersion into that lifestyle hold you back in life’s rat race? Yes...
Like any rebellious culture, they’re nice places to visit, but you wouldn't want to live there (for too long) or it WILL hold you back...
Rap today parallels rock n' roll in the 50's. Some people thought Elvis (and corporate commercialism of "black music") was the end of civilization right?
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Using your terms, I will concede that emersing oneself in a hip-hop culture can result in negative consequences. Hip-hop (culture) subverts acceptable culture by intentionally inverting and redefining acceptable modes of behavior. For example, the most recognized feature of this culture is the skewed baseball cap bill--worn intentionally "wrong" in reference to how bills on caps "ought" to be worn: sideways or backwards instead of over the face. Clothes worn too big, too long, or too anything.
Adhering to any subversive culture is going to result in negative consequences when the status-quo culture is too entrenched--I can't deny that. But I would hope people place the blame where it squarely rests: on adherence to subversive cultures, in general, rather than a particular (racial; becoming class) kind.
That's all I really have to say about that.
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