A theory on popular rap.

tuxy

Many of the most popular hip-hop music today contains lyrics about how much money that rapper has acquired. Is this culture fuelled by how repressed black people of America have been untill just recently.
It's like they are saying "Hey look who has the money now!"

Now I know in reality it'd still the white businessmen in suites that still have majority of the money.
But these rappers are mainly interested in showing off to their peers.
It's the only reason I can think of to understand why rappers make some many song's on the same topic.

Makaveli

Well yeah, came from the ghetto, was broke, now have lots of money. Look at me I'm rich despite coming from nothing, they also just want to show off as you said. A lot of them are also one dimensional and haven't got the ability to rap about anything more abstract or poignant.

The suit is sitting their earning 90% more probably than the artist off the same record sale.

Evzer

This mentality isnt really new der tuxy ..back in the day rakim was "writin rhymes while he cooled in his mansion" "cold showing his rings and his fat gold chain" aswell all while trying to be "paid in full". People like big daddy kane and ll cool j were covered in jewellery and designer threads and this was during raps so called golden age

Orizio

Evzeris basically right.Whats changed isn't the love of money, just the loss of the love for Hip-Hop and the lack of talent of the current rap stars.Kool G Rap, Rakim and Kane embarass the likes of Game and Jeezy when it comes to the mic and for that matter self respect.

Evzer

I think its just the major labels these days arent really willing to take the risk to promote something thats a departs from that love of wealth kind of thing and this pressures artists to conform to that kind of thing like jay-z with his "dumbed down for the audience to double his dollars". And honestly who here can say they if they were in that situation that they wouldnt compromise their artistic integrity for maaad money?

Hip.Hop.Fish

Evzer wrote:

I think its just the major labels these days arent really willing to take the risk to promote something thats a departs from that love of wealth kind of thing and this pressures artists to conform to that kind of thing like jay-z with his "dumbed down for the audience to double his dollars". And honestly who here can say they if they were in that situation that they wouldnt compromise their artistic integrity for maaad money?

word!