Red Army Satisfaction, on 08 January 2012 - 11:26 AM, said:
i emphatically agree, and i think this is what makes an artist likr lil kim kinda problematic bc she's not a sex worker, she's not doing sex work to get by, so there's a big separation between what she says as an artist and thr kind of money she must make. that's my major criticism of any artist who's attained a mainstream level of success but still affects a prole identity without honestly questioning their new class privilege, cf jennifer lopez

Slashie, on 08 January 2012 - 11:35 AM, said:
one of the big themes in rap is the frustration that money doesn't grant class privilege the same way it does for whites, as well as the conflict/fear of being isolated from the only community that does accept you. that's why so many songs carry the message that you remember where you're from and you still know who you are, and why wealth is signified more with consumer objects and fashion, because it's not like you're gonna get a seat on the board just because your record sold ten million copies. once again seemingly justifiable disapproval of the messages in rap is rooted in ignorance of the black experience.