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Originally Posted by Tripper
You might have heard me talking about the "great divide" in hiphop when trying to explain the difference between commercially successful rap acts and alternative rap (which in reality is a far bigger genre now than mainstream rap - it just gets no commercial support) basically, because of the initial explosive success of the early 90s "rebelllious" and boundary pushing gangsta rap acts like NWA, Da Lynch Mob, Compton's Most Wanted, Ice T etc - The white, jewish fatcats who run the labels think the only way to sell rap and make lots of cash is to market the gangsta rap that was so successful back then....
All other rap was overshadowed and started losing airplay - This is the "great divide" gangsta rap became so big and became so different to the other styles of rap in terms of its marketability that they became two different genres.
...The problem is, nobody recognises this difference and unless you're a true rap fan - You just assume there is only the rap you are hearing on the radio and that the lesser known acts are merely shittier versions of that, which is what has become successful, when that is entirely not the case. I would agree that because of this, mainstream rap IS hurting race relations, and just kids in general.
...But if those fatcat label-owners would give alternative rap a chance, they would find it appeals to the same audience, and more - and has more of an appropriate, accessible message to convey. The only reason gangsta rap was so much more successful back when it came out was because it was NEW. It was an original way for white suburban kids to piss of their parents. Nowadays it's just a broken record, recycled themes and bullshit played-out images.
If alternative rap had more radio play and was on mtv instead of gangsta/jiggy rap, then there would be far less faggot wiggers and troublemakers who act that way because they're being told it's the popular way to do so.
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Damn, you beat me to it. This along with the growing problem of having a lack of good role models (which effects all youth, not just blacks.), is halting the positive growth of the black community and further sustaining the gangster life.
If the American media would pull away from the obsession with celebrities and focus on those that would be a more positive influence, America might be able to get out of this declining spiral its currently in.