[Jay31351]

I have a love-hate relationship with hip/hop. On the one hand, rhythm and hook are enjoyable and fun and make you wanna dance. On the other hand, the lyrics and attitude that accompany the songs are so negative – glorifying violence, male bravado, anti-intellectualism and poor grammar and glamorizing ghetto life, etc. I think (hope) most people listen to it, enjoy it and get on with life, but some emulate and adopt its speech, mannerisms, etc., and this is when it is destructive. At that point there is a downward spiral of declining interest in academics or leading a respectable life, followed by a victimhood mentality that blames the more influential in society for the ghetto existence – even though they revel in being in such an environment. This is not just a distant assessment of ‘those kinds of people,’ but comes from my living in the ghetto and being around people who complain about it but refuse to adopt a lifestyle that allows them to escape. It’s quite sad.

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Name : Jay31351, Gender : M, City : New York, State : NY, Country : United States, 

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