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Oh come off it. Little to no mainstream hip hop addresses racism in any meaningful way. It’s still mostly sex, drugs, objectifying women, glorifying the rich, a
by ramphastidae 5y ago
Oh come off it. Little to no mainstream hip hop addresses racism in any meaningful way. It’s still mostly sex, drugs, objectifying women, glorifying the rich, and violence.
- SyzygistSix 5y agoIt doesn't have to address racism in any meaningful way to fulfill the function of being centered around identity. When that identity becomes meaningless, the culture around it will lose meaning as well. The Martians and the Belters will have their own music.
- bsenftner 5y agoSince when has mainstream music been what is listened to outside of White American culture? Beyond the marketed artists is a voice you're not hearing and it speaks from a culture emerging out of lies told about itself and shunted from economic stability. The economic situations of 99% of the readers of HN is science fiction to large portions the economic underclass in the United States.
- rhcom2 5y agoThat's just silly and I have to question your exposure to the genre. Some of mainsteam hip hop's biggest hits have dealt with racism: This Is America, DAMN, The Black Album, KOD, and hip hop artists have been outspoken about Black Lives Matter and racism.