Ice Cube says rap encourages criminal behavior

[Sir Richard Spirit]

Criminal activity existed far beyond rap, I do agree rap can aggrevate shyt though.

Especially if you live in the conditions that can be aggrevated.



Cac kids listen to rap, but the rate of crime from them is not as high.


So clearly there are factors well beyond rap that are at play

IMO music makes death/killing/robbing more digestible. So does movies and so does these Instagram/WSHH/YouTube videos of people killing each other.


Marlyn Manson was directly blamed for Columbine. Eminem was blamed for all types of shyt. Nobody blamed Bow Wow for shyt tho.

 

[Big Boss]

 

[¯\_(ツ)_/¯]

I mean….when I heard 50 was shot 9 times and survived *at the time* I didn’t say how that’s terrifying that a black man almost got murdered after being hit with 9 bullets and and how he should use his platform to help other young men in his community so they don’t suffer the same fate he did.

I instead applauded it as value for street cred and listened to his music encouraged by his beef with ja rule and called ja rule a phony because he didn’t get shot or stabbed like 50 Cent did.

Just my pov

 

[I'm Blackman]

He started this gangster shyt. And that's the motherfukking thanks he gets

 

[MajesticLion]

Is he referring to current rap or the entire rap era?

Critical question.

 

[JayJedi]

It's easier to make provocative music than it is to make skillfull or thoughtful music.

 

[69 others]

That was true about 30 years ago.

Not anymore.

See Marshall Mathers.​

EM didn't change shyt about the perception of white kids acting gangster/black.

 

[I'm Blackman]

I had this fukking album.

i wanted it. lead single was fire tho.

 

[Dafunkdoc_Unlimited]

EM didn't change shyt about the perception of white kids acting gangster/black.

Who's talking about 'perception'?​

 

[spliz]

Music is very influential. The slaves had their hymns & negro spirituals… civil rights era had gospel & soul music… we got gangsta & drill

That’ll explain everything right there

nikka do u know what the crime rate was during the gospel and soul music eras? U need to go do some more research my boy. Lol

 

[I'm Blackman]

Rap? Its over lol?

 

[bourgeoisie tall freak]

I mean….when I heard 50 was shot 9 times and survived *at the time* I didn’t say how that’s terrifying that a black man almost got murdered after being hit with 9 bullets and and how he should use his platform to help other young men in his community so they don’t suffer the same fate he did.

I instead applauded it as value for street cred and listened to his music encouraged by his beef with ja rule and called ja rule a phony because he didn’t get shot or stabbed like 50 Cent did.

Just my pov

sounds like war

 

[semicko82]

How come rap is blamed for Black violence, but Metal isn't blamed for 'White' violence?

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people were blaming white artist like Marylin Manson and Eminem for the Columbine massacre
As a matter a fact the parental advisory tag was created because of rock bands in the 80s

 

[Matt504]

people were blaming white artist like Marylin Manson and Eminem for the Columbine massacre
As a matter a fact the parental advisory tag was created because of rock bands in the 80s

 

[Dafunkdoc_Unlimited]

people were blaming white artist like Marylin Manson and Eminem for the Columbine massacre
As a matter a fact the parental advisory tag was created because of rock bands in the 80s

I'm well-aware of that and have said as much in the past. The difference is that was dropped while this argument about rap is ongoing.​