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Originally Posted by realtalk92
Well Hip Hop is a youth oriented genre so I think going lower is not that far a stretch.
I do not think this has anything to do with rebelling.
I think this is a case of children's exposure and lack of exposure to certain artists that were before their time.
It is not rational to conclude that all teenagers rebel and therefore all teenagers listen to music before their time.
How do you know that?
If we would to go off of your argument... how would you be able to tell that a teen that likes Slick Rick likes him because he is rebelling against mainstream music and not because he or she parents exposed them to Slick Rick?
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The same way that you aren't able to prove that the only way a teen will know about artists before their time comes strictly from their parents. Both situations are hypothetical. You don't know that it only comes from their parents. I feel like you are basing this analysis only from your own personal experiences.
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Originally Posted by realtalk92
Age does matter because age reflects music taste and interests although of course their are exceptions if you had parents/caregivers that exposed you to different music when you were a kid
The average 13 year old does not listen to 10-20 year old artists before their time unless you are cultural figures like MJ or Elvis where the music is just so easily accessible there is just no escaping it.
The only old rappers that I can think that a 13 year old might possibly be knowledgeable of is 2pac and Biggie but then again that is not a 100% guarantee. They might know who they are but not much on their music.
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I don't completely disagree with this but my disagreement comes from the other end of the spectrum because you mentioned 13-25.
Teens and Young Adults know Ice Cube.