Is hip-hop more positive or more negative? How do you view hip-hop as a whole?

If anyone has real-talk and some knowledge to offer, please feel free. There is a big gap of misunderstanding in the world of hip-hop, and I will find out what it is, and it will start here! What's your views on hip-hop, be real and be honest!

Is hip-hop more positive or more negative? How do you view hip-hop as a whole?
As well as everyone else, I believe that hip hop was better back in the day and only a few artists are really accepting music as an art form. To me I feel like artists are using music as a way of fast money. Lets be really honest, half the songs we hear are about absolutely nothing. I believe anyone can sing "lean wit it, rock wit it", "I got my vans on but they look like sneakers"....they have the dumbest songs but are still considered to be "hip hop". What bothers me the most is how women are disrespected and the images children are exposed to. Women have been through way too much to gain equality to be subjected to how hip hop views them. I'm just waiting for change. I'm waiting for our children to look up to someone who is a doctor or a lawyer not a rapper and have more apspirations than to be a rapper. I do understand that most people admire rappers because they come from the same situations but if a rapper wants to impress me, rap about where you came and where you need to go. If I was a rapper that came from the gutta, I would most definitely change my ways and set my goals high instead of staying in the mindset of sex, drugs, and women.
Reply:Hip-hop has stopped talking about positive things and has put a focus on violence, partying, and putting people (women, other artist, etc.) down. It is becoming more about putting out a record for quick cash, rather than making good, real music. There is nothing wrong with making a great club song, but when it speaks about violence and degrading women, it has a huge negative impact on the young crowd that listens to it. I don't listen to it much anymore because there is always so much cursing and so many deragatory terms towards women.
Reply:I am a white male in my mid 20's. I like some hip-hop, but there is some hip-hop that I refuse to like because I feel like it's obscene. I was taught to respect women and to try not to offend people. I feel sorry for the people who can listen to music like this and don't understand why it is immoral. I have heard many black leaders recently standing up against this kind of music and I think it's great. I know it's a long shot saying we can get rid of it, but I think the more stereotypes we can eliminate between races in America, the closer we will get to ending racism.
Reply:It furthers stereotypes about blacks. Promotes black on black violence and degrades women by calling them hoes. But I appreciate the booty shaking and *** grabbing.
Reply:New school sucks, all about old school. You got a very positive vibe from oldschool, now its all about hoes and money.
Reply:To me old school rap and hip-hop was fine, but when everything started being all about gangsta rap and music about how much money one has and having women in barely there clothing and break your ankle shoes shaking their a**es.





It became more negative. It holds no appeal to me whatsoever.
Reply:I don't really understand the point of Hip-Hop, and i think it's a little stupid (you said be honest)
Reply:To me today's music is not hip hop. It is mainstream rap, Hip hop to me is Nas, The roots, Talid Kweli just to name a few. Mainstream rap today is influenced by society, this is what society wants why do you think, It is so big. I am not gonna lie I love to here that music when i am in the club and that is it other than that I love real hip hop. To me it doesn't have any affect positive or negative.

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