I'm about 7 minutes in and will watch the rest later.
there are tons of black leaders and role models stepping up around the country and they have been since before and after mlk, jr.s time. but in the "big picture" they are often greeted with "why aren't you more like [my sanitized version] of mlk, jr." and are repeatedly told by white folks the correct way they should be doing everything and what they should be worrying about. remember, mlk jr was hated by the establishment while he was alive.
Tons of them? Awesome. Go ahead and post the names of these black leaders and role models you speak of and what they have accomplished.
It's not about black and white - there are tons of white people who listen to (and are influenced by) modern hiphop's glorification of violence, misogyny, materialism at all costs, etc. This isn't race-based - it's a culture that crosses racial boundaries - but when your most consumed music is one filled with all these things, you get results like we see now.
I don't think I could come up with a better analogy for modern hip hop than disco if I tried - and I've been trying for years.
Disco and Hip-Hop is a good analogy - but not apples to apples. The biggest reason is there was no gun culture in disco. Not that I was aware of - and I lived through that era.
Federal government took that place. Ain't no beating the government. The welfare state is the daddy now.
He's talking about how vapid and culturally insignificant the art is - just as disco was about disposable, feel-good tripe, so is most of modern hip hop. It's lost its cultural awareness even though its impact remains strong.
that was a good piece, and i notice that he gave kendrick lamar some good props. also, i had forgotten about cb4. i'm not sure when he did this one, but childish gambino's "this is america" should have gotten a shout out too, imo. (can't link because of one blue word late in the song)
While I tend to err on the side of assuming older folks blame younger folks because they're out of touch, I believe on a fundamental level he's dead on, regardless of his motivation (which I think is pure, not an attempt to take away from anyone's work or success).
