Bob McDaniel wrote:
> > > It seems to me that one could argue that the "role" of rappers is to
>condition
> > > susceptible youth to challenge corporatist dogma, to view "generally
>accepted"
> > > values as outmoded and exploitive, and thus to welcome the opportunity to
> > > commit mayhem against the purveyors of those goods and services produced
> > > by the back-breaking toil of the poor and powerless masses.
> >
> > Could you cite some rap lyrics that do this ?
>
> No, but came across these pieces which reflect
> my impression of the protest genre of popular music:
>
> Of all the highly political punk bands born during the Thatcherite '80s,
> Chumbawamba [...] ====^^^^^^
> Its core members -- who took absurd names such as Steve Ignorant
> and Joy de Vivre -- formed their own record label, lived communally,
^^^^^^===^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Argh. First you claimed that industry-aligned rappers like Eminem
are challenging the system, but when asked for evidence, you cite a
punk band with their own record label ! Couldn't be more different
groups. That the latter are challenging the system is trivial.
The question was about the opposite end of the spectrum.
Chris
