I have heard most rap music, and believe me it began with the downfall of the above group.
I have heard most rap music, and believe me it began with the downfall of the above group.
Wow, you must never leave the house.
In all honesty, what you're reacting against is mainstream, radio-ready rap and hip-hop. Just like almost all of the mainstream rock music of the 80's/90's, it's almost uniformly about money, possessions, and women. However, when you say that that's what ALL rap music is about, you're just showing your ignorance of the wide scope of the genre. There are many, many groups right now making intelligent, soulful hip-hop. A small list: Jurassic 5, Black Eyed Peas, The Roots, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Blackalicious...If hip-hop's not your thing, that's completely understandable, and I share your disdain for the vast majority of the music that's played on top 40/urban radio, but don't paint the entire genre as evil on the basis of one (admittedly large) subset.