[stkr]

As with other things, Rap has become another one of those things people love to hate. I don't listen to it that often, but I still respect it because it is music. Some of it is just mess, but that's just my opinion. I don't like all of the cursing and whatnot, but that's not in every song. Most people assume that if it's rap then it's full of obscenities and degrading women. But anyone who listens to it will know otherwise. Some rap is actually very deep and poetic. It depends on what you're exposing yourself to. I've heard some Alternative/Heavy Metal music full of cursing and other pretty horrible stuff. Other genres can be just as mindless, but since Rap/Hip-Hop is so mainstream, people love to blame it for some of our problems. It can be just as bad as any other genre.