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I listen to Jay-Z, and I am disappointed that you think me and my fellow fans are incapable of political thought. Many of his lyrics are political in nature (e.
by oofabz 13y ago
I listen to Jay-Z, and I am disappointed that you think me and my fellow fans are incapable of political thought. Many of his lyrics are political in nature (e.g. "99 Problems"), and like many aging pop stars, he has a lot of older listeners.
Hip hop has a long history of tackling political issues, and has been the most political genre of music for the last thirty years. I assure you, the hip hop community is, and has always been, concerned about government and corporate overreach.
- seivan 13y agoI am sorry to say, but you're (probably) an anomaly. He didn't mean you and your fellow fans, he mean fans of "music" sensation in general.
- eaurouge 13y agoI am sorry to say, but you're (probably) an anomaly. I doubt that he is. Count me as another 'anomaly'. Of course, conscious rap is an entire sub-genre of rap, and Jay-Z is not a conscious rapper. He rapped about this (a bit) in Moment of Clarity [1]. 1. http://rapgenius.com/9543 http://rapgenius.com/9543
- bricestacey 13y agoSomething tells me Jay-Z's opinion has likely changed in the past 10 years. He isn't rapping for teenagers anymore. He says just that in his interview with Warren Buffet and Forbes.