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Steve Gilliard's Preferences

Ladies and Gentlemen, Steve Gilliard: Those damn rappers

As Chris Rock says "You don't have any investments, but you got rims." That, to me, is a lot more insidious that the abuse of women, which is bad, but nothing new. The celebration of greed, however, is. The RyanKenny $7000 shirt, the $300 throwback jersey, the $150 hoodie sweatshirt, that sends a message far worse than calling a woman a ho.

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I'm not discounting the mysoginy in rap, any more than I would in rock, but it's the celebration of materialism and greed which should frighten people.


UPDATE 2/11/2005 12:26am
To clarify, it should be said that I think Mr. Gilliard has got it viciously, seriously wrong. The pursuit of wealth - provided it is not accomplished through the use of aggression - is a positive good for both the individual and the society of individuals with whom that person chooses to associate. It is the very call of material wealth that has expanded our standard of living and greatly lessened the burden of survival.

Posted by drizzten on January 25, 2005 04:58 PM |

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dude you have so many soally conscience rappers, politically driven rappers and alternative rappers that has nothing to do with what Chris Rock or what people feel of the stereotypical rappers out there. to each is own I suppose.

Posted by: marc | July 2, 2005 11:10 PM

dude you have so many socially conscience rappers, politically driven rappers and alternative rappers that has nothing to do with what Chris Rock or what people feel of the stereotypical rappers out there.

Posted by: marc | July 2, 2005 11:12 PM

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