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Originally Posted by dеiтайожни
That doesn't make much sense. You are saying a person can only speak about their current situation. They are entertainers, like actors who may portray people they aren't, ever have been or ever will be.
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It's a nice argument, but one that defies reality. When people see these rap videos on MTV or BET or whatever (I've seen plenty), it seems like these guys are acting like what they really are (in a perhaps exaggerated manner). That's the message they are trying to convey. It's obvious. They are trying to act like they really are violent, anti-establishment, warlord thugs. It increases their revenue and plays to their basest instincts. When Kurt Russell played Snake Plissken or when Peter O'Toole played the murderous Henry II, no one ever thought that O'Toole and Russell were murderers. The rap stars WANT their audience to think they're killers - not so much Russell anbd O'Toole. And the rapper gangstas achive a fair degree of success in that endeavor. That's the difference. You can deny it all you want, but I bet that most people get this intuitively.