What do we consider true music in this day where music every you could imagine, tv, computer, phone, heck you can even get tunes on you tooth brush lol. In a discussion with a high school classmate we tackled this issue.
I asked him what made him identify with a certain "artist" and he mentioned Gucci Mane and how he raps about his childhood and being raised poor. Now in my mind I see nothing wrong with a person rapping about their past, but, I would rather listen to an artist who makes it their goal to make music to reach an audience with a message or is it to make money or popularity?
Give me a rapper who will rap about how he made it out of the hood over one who raps about how hard he is cause he lived in the hood even though he now lives in the suburbs.
It seems that mainstream music will always be about getting a hit that will make people shake their assess in the club or make lil suburban kids feel like thugs when they ride down the street banging their rap music. Don't get me wrong i enjoy dancing to hot music just like the next but as far as what i will be playing on my ipod, that will be music that makes me think and inspires me to get through the day.
Music isn't music to me unless it serves a purpose and has a message! Kinda like convo, if there is no point to it then Why?
Currently im playing Kid Cuddi's "Man On The Moon: The End of Day"
Current track "Soundtrack 2 my Life"
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