Opinion of Rap

[Progressive Pessimist]

I can't say it's a genre I've ever really liked or identified with but I've understood and appreciated its place in music history more as I've gotten older. When I was a teenager and 50% of what was on the radio was rap/hip hop I thought I was cool by disliking it and denigrating it, but as I've become more mature in my adulthood I also developed more nuanced perspectives. I don't have to love it as a genre to recognize that is in fact a genuine art form. In fact there are some rap songs I do like, perhaps mostly out of nostalgia though. When Coolio died earlier in the year I went out of my way to listen to "Gangsta's Paradise."

[Progressive Pessimist]

Honestly, what percentage of non-white people have referred it to rap instead of Hip Hop since the early 2000s?

Not this dirty white boy, yo. I'm cool and down with the kids, shawty! Now let's get crunk with these sick beatz!