Reply #30: Great post

[alcibiades_mystery]

Cuts through a lot of bullshit on both sides.

The apologists also fail to mention that there is lively debate within the black community and the hip hop community more specifically about hip hop lyrics and lifestyle. For every 50 Cent, you have a Mos Def or Talib Kweli. These debates don't have the familiar contours that many white, non-hip hop fans imagine, and they have been going on for many years.

I generally find that the people to jump up immediately yelling that rap promotes misogyny and violence and racism and homophobia don't know the first thing about rap, and - indeed - openly profess to despise it. As I heard Talib Kweli say lately, if you're not down by law, you really have low credibility to criticize.