In response to the comment about patronizing the listeners of hip-hop, I don’t think we should judge but we shouldn't look the other way. We should question what they’re saying and why they’re saying it because most of the stuff they are saying is problematic and it should be discussed to understand the subculture.
Though it was shown in a crude way, the message in the video shown at the beginning of the class was absolutely correct. Because most of the big labels are owned by white men, the artists are controlled and their songs are too. I think that the labels want a certain type of stereotype portrayed about black people. In the documentary, one of the aspiring rappers confesses that no one wants to pick up “conscious rap” anymore; no one wants to listen to it. I don’t think it’s because of tastes changing, I think it is a purposeful act to suppress thoughts opposing the “white mainstream. It’s hard to discuss something when you’re an outsider so please excuse me and my speculative analysis.
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