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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBig Hip Hop fan all my life
But I am getting tired of these ignorant and selfish rappers (Kanye, Ice Cube, 50 Cent)
dem4decades
(11,301 posts)cwydro
(51,308 posts)Ive seen several brag about that. Including Snoop.
demmiblue
(36,875 posts)cwydro
(51,308 posts)Ive read none bragging about how theyre proud of voting.
Seen any rappers encouraging voting lately? Please dont tell me Killer Mike and Cardi B lol.
Personally, I dont give a crap about any artist from any genre telling us how they vote. But bragging that you dont vote is just wrong.
lunasun
(21,646 posts)50 Cent has just announced that he will be voting for trump
Guessing some do vote and some dont but I think unfortunately its more about influencing a lot of other voters
The Polack MSgt
(13,192 posts)Boogiemack
(1,406 posts)panader0
(25,816 posts)Over half of my life was over before there even was Hip Hop.
LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)I know nothing about rap, but Wagner, TS Elliot and Degas (music, painting, and literature to illustrate how much it encompasses) were all extremely anti-Semitic; yet I not only appreciate and own copies of their work, but actively seek it out on the municipal art scene.
That was off the top of my head. My guess is that if I looked into the personal lives of any artists whose works I enjoy, I'd find a ton more discrimination and ugliness. I'd guess that applies to all of us if we're honest with ourselves.
It's tough to deny the singular genius of Bobby Fischer, almost as tough as it is to admit to myself how much of a jerk he really was. So I've learned to rationalize a distinction between their art and the flawed human who created the art.
Luckily for me, Wagner isn't on all over social media and television doing a promo tour for Die Meistersinger and opening his stupid yap.