I love Hiphop music because lyrics have a very important place in it. I love songs with good lyrics, Telugu or English. Nothing can stir me more than good poetry set to a beat or tune. What makes Hiphop really good is it has no censorhip, so rappers enjoy a lot of freedom with their vocabulary, targets and subjects. And unlike Indian music, which is totally dependent on the context set by the movie they are in (which are mostly love stories), Hiphop artists have the freedom to set their own context which allows them to deal with a whole range of topics. Like our jaanapada songs, HipHop comes from the bottom of the society and not from the elites with phds in literature. Hence inspite of the sophitication in lyrics, it stills connects with the masses.
A lot of people are prejudiced against Hiphop, viewing it as sleazy and offensive. I feel part of it comes from rasicm since most Hiphop artists are black. But it is also because of not being able to connect to it. And Hiphop music is definitely not the first to talk about sex, alcohol, drugs, money and fights. A lot of highly regarded classical litreature around the world and esspecially in India have plenty of erotic content. Folk songs have been employed throughout history to protest and fight. So there is really nothing negative about Hiphop culturally.
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