>Never before have we ever expected the artists to actually
>live their life(style) their rapping/singing abt...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
>


apparently, rap need not be a biography.
and kids can accept it.

Go figure.




>
>>>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
>