No. That's not what I'm claiming. I didn't say gangster rap happened because black rappers tried to cater to white boys. I'm saying gangster rap and hip hop in general is maintained by white people because they are most of the buyers.So let me get this straight...gangster rap didn't come about because blacks were glorifying that culture...it happened because black rappers were trying to cater to white boys in the stale burbs? Is that what you're claiming? You get more ridiculous with each post, Paul!
Secondly I'm been listening to hip-hop for 25 years. So if you come at me on this subject it'd be wise to know what your talking about.
I don't what hip-hop your listening but I can't think of a prominent gangster rapper blowing up right.
Kendrick Lamar. J Cole. Drake. XXtenatacion. Travis Scott. Kanye. Nicki Minaj they don't do gangster rap
Once again. What hip hop you listening to ?
And even if we go back to NWA. They still did "Fuck The Police" "Straight Outta Compton" which have been two of the most influential songs over the last 30 years. A big budget Hollywood movie was made about NWA a few years bk.
Not bad for a few thugs eh ?
And look at what NWA have done since ? Dre is the Bill gates of Hip-hop. Ice Cube has had a successful movie career and still doing his thing on the mic. Mc Ren and Yella were low key guys in the group and have been low key guys out of the group and Eazy E died of mysteriously of HIV over 20 years ago.
And even back in the days of NWA and gangster rap you still had the flip side and the Will Smiths and his "Summertime" and De La Soul and Sir Mix A a lot "I like big buts and I can not lie"
And even worse you sit there ignore ACTUAL gangsters who ACTUALLY killed people. White people love making films about the Mafia; Goodfellas, Sopranos, Untouchables and Godfather to name some.
White people love to make films and documentaries about this or that serial killer or fictional killers like Hannibal Lecter,
Norman Bates
Mike Myers
Freddy Kruger
Jason Voorhees
Leatherface in Texax Chainsaw Massacre
Pinhead
Chucky
Ghostface In Scream
Then you have the Rambo's
And the Terminators
Not mention Saving Private Ryans
Platoons
And I've only touched the surface.
Yet you sit there and claim black people promote thug life and violence ?
Yeah, actually I do, Paul! Ask a big name rapper what HIS favorite movie is and you'll probably be told "Scarface". Jay Z, Snoop, Schoolly D all worship at the Scarface altar. You want to tell me another movie that glorifies "thug life" more than Scarface?
Private Ryan? LOL God, you're pathetic!