Never before have we ever expected the artists to actually live the life(style) they were rapping/singing abt except in HipHop....and in a HipHop, when ppl find out you are a fraud there's a social and commercial price to pay...or at least that's how it once was

Authenticity in HipHop is EVERYTHING and that translates to the listeners to...because this is what makes HipHop more than just a music genre but a cultural institution because it does directly influence behavior


>>How dumb do you think black kids are?
>
>it's about being influenced by stuff that's popular in your
>community
>rap shapes the narrative for all of that in many cases
>there are white kids who changed their whole identity based
>off of the culture surrounding music genres (goth and grunge
>say hi)
>smh