Ignorance in music
As I was listening to the radio yesterday I heard something very interesting. I heard the rapper “Plies”, known for his thug look and attitude, talking about serious issues in very serious and respectful attitude which is the exact opposite of his usual personality. I just find it funny (but it’s really not that funny) that rappers have to put on this false persona of acting/talking like a really ignorant person just for the CD sales, when thats not who they really are outside of the spotlight.
I normally wouldn’t care about this man and what he does in public but a lot of people are watching him when hes acting ignorant, and I think his actions on television/radio only reinforce the all to many negative stereo types that we as black people have. If you aren’t throwing money around with cute girls standing all around you in your normal day to day life, I don’t think you should be on television doing it either. I know a lot of people out there thinking to themselves that rappers should be able to talk how they want and do what they want, and I couldn’t agree more, but videos like these kind of take it a little to far…
After watching this video, you probably think this rapper(plies), is your average all about money/booty shaking kind of guy, but surprisingly he’s not. In the interview he was asked about his opinion on women and he told the interviewer that the more money he makes, the less women he wants. When the interviewer asked what was the most important issues in his life right now, plies responded by telling the interviewer that his incarcerated brother was the only issue on his mind at the moment.
I still don’t support Plies and rappers like him regardless of how ordinary they act outside of the limelight, simply becuase of the fact that they know that they are acting stupid for there audience for the money, and that can’t be supported because it needs to stop. There are plenty of rappers out there who can make lyrics/music videos without all of the money and women, and they do just as well as anyone else. I think rap in general has taken a turn for the worst, and this isn’t coming from someone who is looking in at rap from the inside, this is coming from someone who listens to it himself. Rap’s taken a turn for the worst simply becuase it’s all about the money, the more you make the better, even if you have to make yourself look stupid doing it.
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