Sometimes I feel like rap music is almost the key to stopping racism.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Rap was started by black people and, thus, is at the foundation of black culture. So people cannot always wrap their minds around someone like me being inspired by it. But if you listen to the things we're saying, they're authentically us.
A lot of rap music can get repetitive.
Many elitists hate rap as much as they hate country, though they don't like to admit it for fear of appearing racially insensitive.
Rap music is really good when you're traumatized.
Growing up listening to rap music, you almost feel like you should have haters. That's an important part of being a successful musician. It's a good thing, I guess.
There are plenty of people who are, I think, completely racist who love hip-hop.
Rap is from the streets and I'm from the streets. That's why a lot of people accept me.
So, rap has that quality, for youth anyway; it's a kind of blues element. It's physical, almost gymnastic. It speaks to you organically. Rap grows out of what young people really are today, not only black youth, but white - everybody.
Rap is just to me very annoying.
I don't even really like rap music.