True Hip-Hop

“Is gangster rap hip-hop? Sure. Does gangster rap involve talent? I think not.” When people think of hip-hop music they think of violent rap that’s talking about killing and raping. Not all hip-hop is like that though. It’s not necessary to use obscenities or to speak of murder or drugs to be a good rapper. For some reason violence, sex, crime, and drugs are associated with rap. Rappers feel that they have to take on this gangster image in order to succeed. Not true!

Violence is the main element of gangster rap. Most hardcore gangster artists such as Eminem, Rza and Ja Rule revolve their music around violence. As portrayed in even the names of some songs like Ja Rule’s hit “Murder For Life” and Rza’s “Domestic Violence”. Don’t get me wrong, these lyrical poets do have talent but if they

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