"That's just what they talk about in rap. It's just words. It doesn't mean anything."
Rap and graffiti are two products of our urban enviornments that are part of urban culture,and they are nothing new.One thing I respect about the rappers is they are not afraid to say what they want to.They exercise their first amendment rights unabashedly.And they are honest about their feelings.It isn't pretty sometimes.But the music is a reflection of the environments they come from.
I view rap and music as two separate entities. The "music" in rap is of the most primitive moronic level. But to be fair what passes for popular mainstream music is also dreadful.
The author is correct, the culture has been on a downhill slide for decades. Thirty years from now the current rap enthusiasts will be wondering what kind of dope they were smoking when they thought this stuff was the greatest thing since taco pizza.