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Fruitonica · 11-11-2008, 09:58 PM

Well, I generally believe that art reflects reality, and so I don't feel that Gangsta rap actually inspires violence or gang culture. Apart from the odd idiot who was always going to be a **** up, people can generally appreciate music and not its message.

There are plenty of great artists in gangsta rap, and lyrically it does provide an outlet for social commentary and the odd uplifting message.
But having said that, the glorified violence, misogyny and inflated egos that are almost ubiquitous in the genre really do put me off a lot of the time, just because I can't take it seriously and they come off as idiots.

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Fruitonica Pale and Wan Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Aus Posts: 917	Well, I generally believe that art reflects reality, and so I don't feel that Gangsta rap actually inspires violence or gang culture. Apart from the odd idiot who was always going to be a **** up, people can generally appreciate music and not its message. There are plenty of great artists in gangsta rap, and lyrically it does provide an outlet for social commentary and the odd uplifting message. But having said that, the glorified violence, misogyny and inflated egos that are almost ubiquitous in the genre really do put me off a lot of the time, just because I can't take it seriously and they come off as idiots. Last edited by Fruitonica; 11-12-2008 at 12:59 AM.