Justin Nitsuj
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I don't know. I grew up around people smoking and drinking around me. Even been around people who snort or smoked crack and cocaine and pill popping, but never had the urge to do anything other than weed and alcohol.
"Rap Music Is EXTREMELY Influential...I Started Smoking Blunts & Drinking Because Of It...It's DEFINITELY Affecting Ja Morant" - Ja Rule
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Its funny seeing actual successful rappers admitting "Yeah its our fault, you can blame us" and you still got folks saying "NO IT ISN'T!"
Well I dont know if he's saying "its our fault". Like he said, how far someone takes that influence is on them. At the end of the day influence isn't direct control. Its suggestion. Every individual has to choose for themselves how they parse it.
I agree that hip hop is incredibly influential. I do not agree that people get to offload the responsibility of their actions onto rappers however. Thats a bridge to far.
ignorethis
RIP Fresh RIP Doe RIP Phat
The crazy thing this is gonna become a cultural phenomenon where people eventually really want to hear Ja rule’s thoughts.We finally got Ja Rule's thoughts
He can build an entire new brand and career around that joke and antagonizing 50. Not rapping but as a media pundit or something.
I dont know you, but maybe you had a support system. The difference is today, alot of these kids are raising themselves. I know folks that are in their late 30's like me that smoke with their kids, they be in the clubs more than their kids. Without a decent parent or parents, most of these are just influenced by what they see and hear.
Just because it didn’t effect u coli dudes doesn’t mean it don’t effect others
Some kids didn’t have strong family support and the streets and rap nikkas was they fathers
Some kids didn’t have strong family support and the streets and rap nikkas was they fathers
blockburna420
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I started smoking , when I got the freedom to smoke. Bone was my favorite group when I was a kid , but listening to them never made me eager to smoke.I appreciated them a lot more when I stated smoking 
My mom worked 2 jobs. I was a latch-key kid. I knew the TV and the radio well.
Exactly. Cats in the industry who actually make this music like Ja and Meek Mill, tell you it does affect the kids and cats are still trying to deny it.
Future claims that he switched up cause he met juice world and he told him he influenced him to try drugs.
I believe juice world.
I don't believe future tho he had mad child support cases going on
BulletProof
Just a B@stard Living in a Suit
Considering it turned a nice, young middle class Jehovah Witness like Ja into an e-popping party rapper suggests its worth looking at.
that wasnt a cool song...so i dont see the comparison
When you’re angry you listen to certain music, when you’re sad you have a heart break playlist, go to the gym a workout playlist
Worship music etc efc
When rappers were wearing pink nikkaz were, same with baggy clothes and urban wear.
But according to the coli has zero effect on you
Worship music etc efc
When rappers were wearing pink nikkaz were, same with baggy clothes and urban wear.
But according to the coli has zero effect on you
If your weak minded then sure. ANYTHING can have an effect on you
But for the millions of millions of young black men who listen to whatever music, including rap, that they like and DON’T commit crimes, abuse drugs & alcohol, or mistreat women welp…
But for the millions of millions of young black men who listen to whatever music, including rap, that they like and DON’T commit crimes, abuse drugs & alcohol, or mistreat women welp…
“Where’s Ja?????!!!!”