I give a qualified defense to hip-hop music.
However, before we go further on this, I’m making a rule for commenting. If you’re going to criticize rap or hip-hop music in any way, shape or form, you have to have listened to at least 7 rap songs in their totality. Please list the name of the artist, the title of the song, and the album it was on prior to posting your comment. This is to prevent me from cracking my skull against my desk upon reading the 12th comment decrying the entire genre by a middle aged White guy who couldn’t tell me the difference between Tupac and Biggie. Thank you for your consideration.