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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Djeta Thernadier" data-source="post: 1456309" data-attributes="member: 12043">Yes. There is a lot of violence in every genre of music. I can name you violent country, classic rock, soft rock, showtunes and punk. The difference between this and rap, is that in rap it is not presented as intelligent social commentary (ala a lot of the DK's). It's presented as "Yeah I'm a thug, I'm cool" and an entire lifestyle has been created around it. How many times have you seen kids act, talk and dress like thug rappers? I see it all the time. And it saddens me, because these kids are so deluded that they think being like Jay-Z is the way to get ahead in life. And maybe if they are the one in a zillion picked to be a gangsta rapper with a contract it is the way to get ahead. But for the rest of them, they lose touch with reality and aspire to be a thug for the rest of their lives. I can honestly say I can't say the same about any other genre of music , where the lyrics are violent. Maybe 3 or 4 kids who were REALLY into punk who still look kinda goofy (IMO) but they can at least form complete sentences when they speak and carry on conversations about world events. Sorry, but I have never met a kid who was into gangsta rap (and I mean REALLY into it...not the people who just listen for background music) who struck me as being on his/her way to a great adult life. If it were just the lyrics, it would be fine. But it's not. It's the whole attitude behind it. You can't compare Holiday in Cambodia to a current top 40 50 Cent song. Both have violent lyrics, but the purpose was much different.</blockquote>

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