What Is and should really, never Be.

Hmm.

I'm a bluegrass, country and rock enthusiast, so when some form of cow dung that comes onto MTV (aka Materialistic-snob's Television) in the form of hip hop music, I simply wince at the image of these rappers and she-rappers. apparently, I can't really tell the difference between who's male or female because (*gasp*) they all wear the same stuff!!

It's quite true: the standard 'outfit' or 'gear' for a rapper involves a big basketball jersey, low-slung pants such that their legs look only two feet long, a backwards baseball cap or bandanna, several large, tacky, diamond encrusted gold jewellery and the mother of all things.... tattoos the size of a soccer pitch. I don't wince at the tattos, because their a form of body art, as long as it's not on me, I'm dandy.

Let's talk about the ladies: too much flesh hanging out is their business, but when it comes to doing so, such that they can get attention is kinda sad because they are implying that they've got nothing else. Their language, while eroding the image of ladies as graceful persons, is rapidly causing women to believe that crass, rude behaviour is the way to go. Wrong. Somehow, when ladies hang out too much with tough (or apparently seeming so) guys, they tend to become guys in their own right. So ladies, keep it simple, it's actually easier.

For the guys... too many women is not good because the little bloke downstairs can only take so much (if you get my idea, really). Also, the idea of mixing booze, drugs, smoking, tattos, and womanizing is really uncool because you'll look like any other pimp walking down the street with his pants slung low, and back bent beacuse of that huge fake diamond-encrusted cross around his neck.

Let's talk about the music: do you believe that rap music talks about feelings other than lust, anger and sadness? if you dispute this, look at the majority of rappers nowadays: no poetic ability whatsoever, you can call it an identity but they are simply looking too much like their contemporaries, and also the amount of vulgarities concentrated whithin one song (which may appear macho and whatever whatnots, but still vulgar).

If they are simply the tool of some greater purpose, then I'm not surprised. But in the meantime, just stay away from them, and their music if you can, and if you're professionally interested, just try not to get too immersed.


Cheers,

Crawldaddy