I'm just saying, if I was more into them I'd probably be more disappointed, but instead I'm more just angry they have the nerve to release that video at the time of the protests.
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Hip-Hop Era |OT| Bless Up
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anyone else which clout culture was more political?
seems like they have the ears of the youth but some better messages that could be going out especially at this time are going wayside.
seems like they have the ears of the youth but some better messages that could be going out especially at this time are going wayside.
interesting that logic chose to have his ex-wife grabbing his stick shift on the cover of bobby tarantino 2.
kinda awkward.
kinda awkward.
Thanks.
It's really hard to explain this to teenagers. They just pay attention to a catchy song or cool video.
I'm not saying don't bother, but they're really, really unlikely to care. I know I didn't at that age.
tbh post malone doesn't bother me. for someone to be a culture vulture they need to do more than just rap. rap is the biggest genre in the world now, it's taken a life of its own beyond black communities. if post molone was walking around in a dashiki dropping n bombs, that would be a different situation.
Yeah you're right.
Pretty sure he has dropped the n-word at some point on snapchat or something.
Nah, there's a clear differentiation between artists who make hip-hop out of an appreciation of the genre and people who use it as a platform to further their careers and have no interest in it beyond capitalizing off it for self gain. That isn't to say that anyone owes anything to "the culture," but when you have no problem creating art in a genre that you turn around a belittle, I have no respect for you. In that regard, there's no real difference between Post and Lil Dicky and Miley Cyrus. I, and I suspect others as well, have been deeply affected by hip hop and hold it in dear regard. It's not a series of affectations that can be taken on and off like a t-shirt.
I have been deeply affected by the music that I love but the quote that he doesn't listen to rap music for certain moods is so clearly a "gotcha" type thing that I certainly don't support. If you want to criticize the system that allows people like Post Malone to be successful that's fair but it seriously feels like people are just waiting for someone to say something problematic. People pay way too much attention to what their favorite artists say and do off record.
To be honest I don't think that article would likely convince them anyway if they're not equipped with some kind of prior knowledge about race, white privilege, and cultural appropriation. Never too early to introduce these ideas to them though (on the assumption they don't care/know).
The article was for me so I'm better equipped to have the discussion with them if/when it comes up.
LMAO fuck guns
and interviewing with the NRA in general speaks volumes about a person's standards for character
and interviewing with the NRA in general speaks volumes about a person's standards for character
The Trouble album definitely has a nice grimey vibe production-wise. Gonna listen again today.
The new Diplo EP has some good songs on it; "Wish" with Trippie Redd, "Color Blind" with Lil Xan, even "Suicidal" with Desiigner.
For those keeping score, this is what Kanye said wasn't possible when he went on all those media rants those years ago (Breakfast Club/Sway). Virgil just did it, although he did have a lot of help from Ye to get off the ground, of course. Matters less given how Ye has basically turned adidas around, but yeah.
Oh, for some reason I mistook him for Ian Connor, who had dozens of rape accusations against him. But Virgil and Ye's camp has been working closely with Ian, so that's probably why I mixed up the names.
Virgil is the worst, and this decision makes me not want to follow fashion just so I'm not upset every time the industry falls to a new low.
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