Rap and the KKK: Anything in common?

RAP AND THE KKK
A Lot In Common? ©2015


Samuel K


Suppose the Ku Klux Klan and other hate groups conspired to devise a weapon that would wreak havoc on black people and black culture. Those hate groups could try for years, trying to find that secret weapon. But they could never invent a weapon as lethal and as detrimental to the black community as rap.



In the rap world, the N-word is used so often you might think you were at a klan or skinhead rally. “N-this, N-that, my N-, N-please!” No doubt, rap as we know it today, would make both klan and skinhead members proud. That’s because those hate groups see Blacks doing it to themselves.


In the rap world, black-on-black violence is romanticized – it’s even encouraged in videos and music. Recall what went down with rap legends Notorious B.I.G., Tupac, Suge Knight, 50 Cents and The Game, and countless others today. Rappers attract and glorify in your face confrontations and violence. Settling differences without violence or confrontations is something they’ve never learned, and many young people have picked up on those qualities.


In the rap world, black men typically don’t respect black women; instead they depict them as skanks in videos that resembling soft porn. Black men portray themselves as hard gangsta types or pimp wannabes; neither of which is something to be proud of. In this world, females are referred to as bitches and hos.


In the rap world, conspicuous consumption is glorified. Saving or investing isn’t even on their radar. Rappers and hip-hoppers brag about owning $100,000 watches and enough shoes and pants to outfit a department store. Someone once said a fool and his money are quickly separated.


Ironically, rap wasn’t always this awful. It started out as party music. Then it moved on to social issues affecting the black community. Anybody remember Grand Master Flash and the Furious Five, Boogie Down Productions and Public Enemy?

Until recently, Blacks treated rap with kid gloves. Moreover, some people think if something is popular and makes money, it must be a good thing. Trump is popular and has a lot of money, but you wouldn’t want him to be president. So why do we emulate rappers, many of whom are thugs with record deals.

Thankfully, more Blacks are now seeing the negative influences of rap, and they’re speaking out.




RAP:
• *Encourages black on black violence.
• Encourages disrespect for black women.
• *Romantizes violence.
• It romanticizes use of the N-word.
• Treats black women as sex objects and thinks of them as bitches and hos.
• Encourages thuggish behavior.
• It encourages disrespect for authority.
• It discourages pursuit of education.