Its amazing how much Hip Hop culture has become a giant Stooge for Capitalism

[Micky Mikey]

Every other song is about making and spending money, being a thot/prostitute, being a drug dealer, being a scammer, being a pimp, and generally just being morally decrepit disgusting fukking human being.

Capitalism corrupts the human spirit and makes us hallow individuals.
fukk capitalism.

Where do you guys think rap would be without capitalism? Where would the culture be? If we lived in a society that wasn't driven by profit?

 

[DatNkkaCutty]

There are govt. sponsored think tanks, dedicated to figuring out, how to exploit and capitalize off black ppl for monetary gain.

I truly believe this...

 

[chuckifubuck]

Has become

When was hip hop ever NOT capitalist as fukk? DMC were making songs about adidas back in the 80s

 

[Wild self]

I told the old heads, getting rid of Public Enemy from Hip Hop history and from classic radio playlists will pay for it generations on end.

Went from "Fight the Power" to being self centered.

 

[DoomzdayzV]

a real artist can make anything beautiful and appealing, even consumerism......the subject matter isnt the problem, the problem is a lack of real artistry and people who understand SOUND

music/the "music industry" doesnt exist....its an illusion, only sound exists. its just sound

 

[Hacksaw Jim Thuggin]

breh....

i dont know how old any of yall are...but hip hop was ALWAYS about boasting about how much money cats had....

what you think those big ass gold chains and cars were about

now i agree these days its gone overboard...but its not new

 

[African Peasant]

It's just the soundtrack to capitalism expansion.

That's why I always laugh when people talk about Hip-Hop being "anti-system".

 

[richaveli83]

Rappers have always rapped about materialism and bragging about what they got.

 

[DJ Paul's Arm]

Nothing new. Hip hop purists/bboys/DJs been saying this since the 80s.

Ever since Sugar Hill Gang performed Rappers Delight on them 80s dance shows.

It was over right there.

The white suits saw hip hop as profitable. Since then, mainstream Hip Hop has reached its final form since when the OGs predicted this was going to happen.

 

[Worthless Loser]

Maybe black people should stop wanting to hear that toxic shyt.

 

[smokeurobinson]

I told the old heads, getting rid of Public Enemy from Hip Hop history and from classic radio playlists will pay for it generations on end.

Went from "Fight the Power" to being self centered.

U dont think Flav doing that reality show didnt do damage tho? I'll never forget my son being a little kid and I said "Maaan u dont know who Flavor Flav is" and he replied "He's a pimp" And why did he say that? Because Flavor Of Love was real popular at the time and thats what my son knew. Thats the image Flav gave to the next generation....Of course I had to correct him but the imprint was already there. The harsh reality that when the royalty checks aint coming in like they used to you gonna do reality TV. Capitalism really stood out on that one because we all knew Flav was really doing it to take care of his kids.....Thats the reality we had to see compared to what PE was actually talking about. Professor Griff expressed hated that show because It was sad to watch. But Flav needed that money and PE royalty checks werent cutting it.

 

[Will Ross]

The streets is all about capitalism so it makes sense that hip hop would be.

 

[Wild self]

U dont think Flav doing that reality show didnt do damage tho? I'll never forget my son being a little kid and I said "Maaan u dont know who Flavor Flav is" and he replied "He's a pimp" And why did he say that? Because Flavor Of Love was real popular at the time and thats what my son knew. Thats the image Flav gave to the next generation....Of course I had to correct him but the imprint was already there. The harsh reality that when the royalty checks aint coming in like they used to you gonna do reality TV. Capitalism really stood out on that one because we all knew Flav was really doing it to take care of his kids.....Thats the reality we had to see compared to what PE was actually talking about. Professor Griff expressed hated that show because It was sad to watch. But Flav needed that money and PE royalty checks werent cutting it.

Flava Flav shouldnt have had so many kids in the first place.......

And he did all kinds of outlandish shyt that Chuck D and Griff never approved of.

 

[smokeurobinson]

Flava Flav shouldnt have had so many kids in the first place.......

And he did all kinds of outlandish shyt that Chuck D and Griff never approved of.

I remember when Flav was getting arrested in the early 90's for crack...I felt that was an epidemic and PEs rep is still salvageable. But that Flavor Of Love was a different monster. Da Band and Flavor Of Love set the pace for the ratchet reality tv era thats popular today. That was Flavs last big contribution to pop culture.

 

[BmoreGorilla]

breh....

i dont know how old any of yall are...but hip hop was ALWAYS about boasting about how much money cats had....

what you think those big ass gold chains and cars were about

now i agree these days its gone overboard...but its not new

Right. nikkas was rapping about having solid gold cars on Rappers Delight