Originally posted by PVS
wrong, since satanism was never mainstream within the genre. gangstas/violence/drugs in hip hop, however, ARE. and sure, its the fault of viacom and record labels, as i said. this culture which spring from a simple art form is a stain on that art form, but also a stain on humanity. wanna call it 'gangsta rap'? fine, although such a distinction is trivial, since it the majority of what is hip hop. i really dont give a shit if that offends a couple of street corner freestylists because frankly they dont matter. maybe we should call them "original hip hop" because imho only the minority of a genre should be made to have the tag on label.
*plays chicago lp backwards, hears satanic prayer*