Imma let breh cook. Where does hardcore/punk music fit in this though?
Simple answer: to win a moral battle one has to refuse to behave as the opposition. There's no physical victory. If that makes sense.
In the hardcore scene we were straight edge. We didn't smoke. We didn't drink. And we didn't fukk. Why? Because we saw how evil the companies and products were. You read that minor threat quote in the OP, right? Well, Lupe said it too. "Complain about the liquor store, well, what you drinking liquor for? Listening to pac isn't going to make it stop."
The modern black intellectual movement would be unstoppable if theyd stop supporting shyt. I wear busted fukking shoes. I can afford Jordans. I could wear three different pairs of Jordans a day if I wanted to. But why would I support private prisons or prison at all. I believe prison is the most destructive tool in the modern black community.
That's also why I hate police. For real I can't even type how I feel about all police. That's the hardcore mentality in me. It's all or nothing man. There is no middle ground. Only right and wrong.
I have no sympathy for any police or family of police regardless of age or gender.