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2535913, RE: This isn't specific to Hip Hop
Posted by COOLEHMAGAZINE, Fri Apr-08-11 01:33 PM
>I guess I see your point but Metal has had some of those same
>things you pointed out about Hip Hop long before Hip Hop
>existed. So did Punk and Rock N Roll. If this type of attitude
>or behavior annoys you that's one thing but you can't act like
>Hip Hop introduced that type of mentality to the masses
>because that's just not true. This just reminds me of when my
>uncles would get together to complain about "nigga shit".
>Basically how fucked up niggas are and how we do shit that
>nobody else does when the reality is if you pull back and
>really look at things objectively EVERY group has some of the
>same things going on in some segment of their community. Metal
>fans have long named themselves after their favorite bands. I
>know a ton of white dudes with tats of their favorite bands,
>plenty of dudes name their kids after their favorite rock hero
>(how many little white kids are named Elvis or Lennon?) and
>let's be real...can you say that anyone in Hip Hop is more
>fanatical about their music or music artists than rock fans?
>White folks made up the term "Rock God", "Guitar God", etc. I
>just don't see how you can act like this is something specific
>to Hip Hop. If having a Wu Tang tat makes you immature and a
>"retard" then why doesn't having a Ramones or Sex pistols
>tat?

Stop making sense! This is about the lack of male role models in the modern black family!!!!!!!!