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Originally Posted by The Monkey
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Originally Posted by Janszoon
What makes you think NWA were seriously endorsing those things? Do you think Slayer seriously endorses serial killing and nazism and whatnot? I think both are just examples of people trying to make hard-edged music with appropriately hard-edged lyrics. I don't take it particularly seriously. I'm pretty sure Ice Cube has a degree in architecture, he's not actually some violent gangsta.
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I have no reason to think they aren't endorsing it. Have they said anything to that effect? |
To me NWA lines like "I'll slap you up side yo head wit 9 inches of limp d
ick" are pretty big red flags that the lyrics aren't meant to be taken literally or particularly seriously.
Do you think John Carpenter endorses psychos in halloween masks stabbing people to death simply because he made
Halloween? Do think Francis Ford Coppola endorses mob violence because he made
The Godfather? Do you need specific statements from them that they don't support those things or do you just assume they're just telling a story and not necessarily endorsing the behavior of the characters? If you answered no to those questions, I'm curious why you'd apply such a different standard to song lyrics.