I had a struggle session with some comrades the other day who said Hip Hop was bad because it degrades women and teaches guys how to be misogynistic. I felt that the perspective paints the genre as one thing and is an unfair generalization despite some aspects of the music being sexist in nature. I get both sides of the argument and wanted to see what you all thought.
I agree. I honestly don’t know as much as I should about the genre besides what’s in the mainstream but I think making the case that a whole genre is bad because of a few artists is wrong and plays into a racist narrative. I guess it’s best to educate myself if people try and make that argument with me again.
Would you like to learn? Hip hop is as diverse as people, especially since much of it is lyrically driven. Some of the production that goes into making it is just crazy.
Check it: https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/4chanmusic/images/7/76/Mucore.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20160725185538 . /mu/ put together a pretty solid history of Hip-hop. Outside of the section specifically marked “hip hop”, also check out The Money Store, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Since I Left You, Demon Days, Yeezus, and Donuts by J Dilla. I’ll see if I can find some decent documentaries about the genre too, hold up.
