When rap came out 30 years ago I thought it was just a fad

"The reason rap has survived is because it sells"


Just because it sells doesn't make it good. Bose and McDonald's also sell and both are total crap.

@ps 

I was primarily referring to this:

"This is one of the most insipid and vacuous threads on this website. There is an elephant in this room and it has little to do with musical taste."

I (and others) had been directly addressing that elephant throughout the whole thread.

Fad I. Think not. There once was a group of MC's from a far away place (Oakland, California) Hieroglyphics. Did about 5 albums and continued to travel the world and perform about 15 to 20 years after they came out even 12 yrs after they stop making albums because they where the great in the hip hop area of lyrics wittiness and story telling. They continued to sell out 20,000 seat arenas because it wasn't just a fad and they were saying. They toured Europe, Asia, Austrailia and South America. Great lyrics and beats and the world from Oakland to Aukland wanted it year after year after year. The people have spoken. The world has spoken. Sorry that the 30% percent of code word thug calling folks in this country don't like it. The world does. Doesn't mean the world is right. I'm just glad we have somebody on the thread to tell us that the world is wrong and it is all crap because we are not that smart. Also, the whole world is stupid for listening to and buying it.  Also, it never did anything positive. I'm so glad that our music Oracle is a pure unadulterated genius. Lol. 

I still concur w/ taters- no substance to the so-called music.
Now, what rap/hiphop does do well is talk about using drugs and slapping hoes (if this is your thang)...

Jafant, you left out knocking up white girls (thank you Gov. LePage).