</p> 50 Cent doesn't make Hip-hop music, he makes Rap music. There's a difference. Rap music is made PURELY to make money, Hip-hop is made for the love of the genre.</p> This isn't the fault of Hip-hop music at all, if anything, it'd be the fault of Rap music.</p> I find it offensive for people to mix up the idea of Rap and Hip-hop.</p> I also find it funny for someone to blame something as serious as this on MUSIC. I mean seriously, what the hell? Like saying someone got wit someone's GF just because they listened to OPP. Kids are more a product of their surrounding environment than MUSIC. Why do they even listen to that type of music? Because that's what peers in their environment listen to. Almost as much of a laugh as blaming killing on video games.</p>
Another problem I had with this article and with the media coverage in general:</p> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>No, we don't know for certain the circumstances surrounding Taylor's death. I could very well be proven wrong for engaging in this sort of aggressive speculation. But it's no different than if you saw a fat man fall to the ground clutching his chest. You'd assume a heart attack, and you'd know, no matter the cause, the man needed to lose weight.</div>Basically translates to: "I know we should show proper diligence and investigate the case thoroughly, but I have a deadline to meet, so prepare for a controversial article littered with generalizations and speculation."</p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (The Return of the Raider)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Mamba)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> He isn't blaming it on rap and hip hop, he is calling out black youth for idolizing the gangster aspect of hip hop music, "to get rich or die trying" aspect of hip hop and rape.</p> If the generalizations about hip hop are "typical", it says a lot about hip hop and what it is portraying.</p> </div></p> "You're damn straight I blame hip hop for playing a role in the genocide of American black men."</p> We're talking about 2 turntables and a microphone, not the specific rantings of a criminal. An analogy would be, guns don't kill people, people kill people. What yiou are saying is, that when a person uses 2 turntables and a microphone to make music, then they are an immediate risk to kill you.</p> </div></p> Your not understanding. He is saying that hip hop artists glorify and perpetuate a life style which leads to the untimely deaths of so many of Americas youth. When you grow up all your life listening to music that has that kind of message, subconsciously it will more than likely have an effect. That being said, I don't think you can blame a whole culture for the senseless acts of 4 punk kids.</p> </p> </p>
