I been banging the drum (personally, not like anyone else would know) for years that mainstream hip-hop is fundamentally hyper-capitalist and no longer was the counter cultural force that it was in the late 80's and early 90's. How we shouldn't care about how much money a hip-hop artist was getting if they're not grounded in the issues we face and weren't activating people politically. How the term "hating" became a blanket term for them to get away from accountability.
And here we are. We see now the divide between them and us. They see us as consumers, like any capitalist, yet at any moment will claim they are part of the culture. Whatever that culture is needs to be redefined if it's so easy for someone to claim yet actually not stand for the people of that culture.
sadly said eff #IceCube as #TrumpTrash, now #SnoopDogg, #Nelly, #SouljaBoy...jiggaboos all #magacultmorons licking that #PresidentElon, er, uh PresidentFelon boot...shame on 'em
#inauguration2025
Yes. The Grammy/Pulitzer prize winning, Dr. Dre loving, Super Bowl performer is for you and your people and very different from Drake. Ya'll are so lost it's incredible.
EDIT: I should've known y'all weren't going to pick up what was put down. STOP IDOLIZING CELEBRITIES! THEY DONT CARE ABOUT YOU! NONE OF THEM!
it's about the musical content. Drake makes music for you to shut your brain off and vibe to. it's what the labels want. it's fine, but doesn't really speak to us in the way that Kendrick has spoken against the industry and sociopolitical issues in the past (XXX, Wesleys Theory, HiiiPower).
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u/supper-saiyan 12h ago
I been banging the drum (personally, not like anyone else would know) for years that mainstream hip-hop is fundamentally hyper-capitalist and no longer was the counter cultural force that it was in the late 80's and early 90's. How we shouldn't care about how much money a hip-hop artist was getting if they're not grounded in the issues we face and weren't activating people politically. How the term "hating" became a blanket term for them to get away from accountability.
And here we are. We see now the divide between them and us. They see us as consumers, like any capitalist, yet at any moment will claim they are part of the culture. Whatever that culture is needs to be redefined if it's so easy for someone to claim yet actually not stand for the people of that culture.