squidward rap (GOES HARD!!!)

To flip the question around: What is appealing about a genre of music "written" by low-lifes who sell drugs, kill people, and abuse women? It certainly doesn't sound good. It's probably the biggest insult to actual music since country, but at least county has instruments.

You sound like you grew up in a super strict evangelistic hosuehold and your mommy was too scared to let you watch mtv because a black person could show up.

Also rap as a genre is so varied you can't really say its all criminals. Kanye West, Insane clown posse, and zillakami all are rap and are nothing alike. But to defend what you actually put forward about gangster rap and rap with violent lyrics, they serve as a raw and unfiltered expression of the realities and struggles faced by real people. Most good music tells a good story in some way and the lyrics of gangster rap reflect the actual lived experiences of gang members and people who grew up in marginalized neighborhoods with violence and gang activity. It's artistic expression. I know you're going to say that just any negro can get on the mic and rap about how he kills neighbors but that's just because you aren't listening to good rap music. If hearing about drug sales and people dying in your music unironically makes you maybe you just have overly sensitive feelings.

Also editing to say that ultimately consumers of music have the agency to choose what they listen to and how they interpret its messages. People want to pin rap on causing gang crimes and making little kids sell dope. To some extent I could agree, as you can see how diss tracks will fuel active gang feuds, but it really is like saying that playing Dungeons in Dragons will turn someone into a satanist child murderer or whatever. Instead of blaming rap music for societal problems, focusing on addressing the root causes of violence (lack in access to education, lack in access to jobs, etc.) But rap is just the easy scape goat for that.

Also pinging !BIPOCs since this is a negro problem.

rap is the highest form of music. you're just a mayo monkey

this is epic

What kind of music do you listen to, then?