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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Imaro" data-source="post: 3893097" data-attributes="member: 48965">WTF?  Most gangbangers aren't rich, and most rappers would've been in prison for life if they had shot and/or killed as many people as they claim to.  You ever notice how rap songs always have a basically triumphant ending...most drugdealers and gangbangers don't end up that way.First off, let me clarify soemthing for you..."gansta rap" isn't a culture...it's music that's based on urban street culture.  Hip hop on the other hand is considered a culture that encompases everything from be-boxing & mixing to break dancing and graffitti art.As far as fakery...who cares if it sells.  There have been numerous documentaries and exposes on rappers...When was the last time any of these numerous self-proclaimed murderers and drugdealers who publicly proclaim all these things they did go to prison for it?  Here and there you might find one or two, but overall not happening.  This is like saying Marilyn Manson is a real serial killer...yeah right.As far as me being an appologist, nope.  I am a realist who grew up on the southside of Chicao with family members who were Folks and Stones (Chicago gangs in case you didn't know).  I've seen people die from gunshot wounds, heroin overdoses, and beatings.  I've also seen the lives my cousins had through these gangs and they didn't live in mansions with ferraris. didn't travel the world with briefcases full of cash, and sure didn't end up triumphant over "the man".  Most spent numerous stints in prison and ended up dead.  I even participated in some of this stuff, but I was also smart enough to realize it was a quick road to nowhere.  Luckily my mother introduced me to D&D and I found something I could retreat into ratther than being submersed in that environment, along with playing football, these two things were probably my biggest influence against getting deeper into that life.  So what exactly am I apologizing for?  Rappers, like most entertainers are playing a role for money...not avtually living that role out.</blockquote>

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