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I like rap but I find that whenever I listen to rap that is like gangsta like Biggie Smalls or Tupac that I shouldn't be listening as if the rapper would not want me to listen cause im white.
It's normal that you feel guilty you are doing something outside of what society expects of you (as evidenced by some of the comments above) the reality is that those rappers probably wouldn't mind you listening the point of making music is to have people listen to it (for those more pure artists) or to make money so you listning and buying the music serves both of it's major functions
We like what we like. Just because of the colour of our skin shouldn't stop us listening to the music we want. We r all the same no matter what colour we r
Lol, I kind of feel the same way but I only listen to Dr. Dre. I don't think that people should feel guilty though, appreciation of music shouldn't be limited to separate races because of the genre of music.
Rap = retards attempting poetry. It also stands for rotten, appalling and putrid
I sort of know what your feeling because I'm half cast (half black, half white) and I hate mainstream R&B, but I prefer rock music instead.
Don't feel guilty. My son listens to it also. I can't stand it though because it's such hateful angry music. Do us all a favor though, don't crank it up in your car and share it with the rest of us. Eck!!!
You shouldnt feel guilty.. im white and i listen to tupac, biggie smalls, ice cube, NWA, dr dre and others. I listen because of the lyrics.. tupac has many messages in his songs. Dont care what people think. Tupac even said himself that most of his fans are white..
Well it's good to listen, but like white people, they choose to steal music. Now if you aren't like that, I respect you. But if you are just some white bitch who doesn't give a fuck about the shit they stole, then I hope you have a great day and know that I love you and hope nothing happens to you.
You have hollywood and you have real.
On a hollywood album you're going to have 1-3 tracks that will be heavily marketed and actually get played on the radio, then you have to deal with people saying "that's my favorite song" or "I love that song" for the next three months while people neglect the rest of the album for "what's popular".
On a real album you get unpolished sound, you often get simple rhyme schemes, tracks that tell a story , freestyle battles etc.
Straight up, I prefer the synthesized, hollywood sound, just not the top 40 tracks.
I find the real tapes more respectable and I feel I should like them more out of principal, I just don't.
That being said, the hollywood stuff doesn't "belong" to black people, it belongs to the debauched american pop culture of consumption with reckless abandon.
Understanding the form of expression it was bastardized from is important if you want to know about rap and not just enjoy the music.
Somebody tell kevin Ferdiline that!!!
Also! For fuck sake it's just music!!! U wiggers get over it and enjoy!
Blake people don't feel bad listening I like opera music or some shit.. Man..
Dont feel guilty at all man. I am a rapper an i work with some really talented white rappers. All you gotta worry about is being someone your not. Just learn the histort and most any other rap fan will be able to accept you unless there a douche. An branch out from gangsta rap. Learn from the more technical artist. Go for no i.d. Eminem. Andre 3000 jay kanye( look up his catalog. Youd be sirprised) and most definently the cure to your problem is you tube "wax an herbal t". And thank me after you get your mind blown.
I feel this way sometimes, like maybe I shouldn't be listening to rap because I'm white but I realise that music is supposed to be universal and meant for everybody.
Music and the messages brought to us by Tupac (RIP) SHOULD be heard & understood by many many more people, throughout this country, throughout the world - regardless of race/gender. The man was a lyrical genius & it's sad that too many people only see him as a gun totting, weed smoking thug/gangster - I personally feel the world could be a better place if more people would take the time to understand the politics of his music.
I wouldn't say its that normal, but its nothing to be ashamed of at all
Music isn't for one particular race or subculture, anyone that wants to should be able to listen to it, 'gangsta' or not
I'm white and it doesen't bother me at all. I've listened to so much tupac that I feel like I know him and in a way, I can relate through that. And pac actually said that he thought of himself as a reporter for the ghetto. The news reports about the wars going on overseas in other countries and he was reporting to tell everyone about the wars that were close to home for him.