if you would've watched the interview Hot 97 did with Riff Raff, Ebro spent the entirety of it.... questioning everything about Riff Raff...shyt from his Tattoo's, to his upbringing, how his image is perceived by white america to how "serious" he is about his music and all that.
i don't think dude once asked him about any of the projects he's working on, his influences or anything conducive to holding a good interview where somebody who didn't know too much about dude, would've learned some shyt about him.
dude was genuinely infuriated that a white rapper, who's from houston gained a following of fans cause he's just being openly goofy and only wants to have fun...and isn't in the mold of a Rosenberg or a Macklemore.
he'd probably would've pressed Paul Wall about the same shyt when Still Tippin dropped.
but the way he chooses to have fun and be openly goofy plays into a lot of popular stereotypes. mainly, white ppl entering varying degrees of blackface and "acting ghetto".
i'm not saying that's what riff raff is doing. not saying i agree with everything ebro said in the interview. but i 100% understand where he's coming from. the first time i saw riff raff, i had the same feeling.
imo that whole conversation represents some of the generation gaps that are present in the old school and new guard. and it's not just hip hop.
religion, sexuality, race... these things dont inspire the same... clear cut points of view, or emotions, for this generation. and i dont mean that in a bad way. but because this generation is just so desensitized, and have access to so many taboo things at an earlier age, they're more open to being... open. especially when it comes to topics we were taught u HAD to choose a side of the fence on.
there are positives and negatives to that mindstate. but bottom line: they dont approach these things with the same perspective dudes like ebro got from his parents/grandparents. they dont see the harm because among their generation, there is none. they dont subscribe to our logic. even as the world around them struggles to make sense of these very real issues. i commend them for it, and shake my head at the same time.