>>214207707
>what rap is supposed to be (hard, criminal life)
Says who?
Go listen to the very earliest and first rap music and realize how wrong you are.
This is THE first ever rap album.
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojQqAnlrW_M
[Verse 1: King Tim III]
You just clap your hands then you stomp your feet
'Cause you're listenin' to the sound of the sure shot beat
I'm the K-I-N-G the T-I-M
King Tim III, and I am him
Just me, Fatback, and the crew
We doin' it all just for you
We're strong as an ox and tall as a tree
We can rock you so viciously
We throw the highs in your eyes, the bass in your face
We're the funk machines that rock the human race
Skate down, boogie shot
Come on, girl, let's do the rock
Slam dunk, do the jerk
Let me see your body work
To the break everybody
To the break everybody
Two, four, six, eight
Fatback, don't you hesitate
[Verse 2: Fatback Band]
Party people
Who like to groove
Now's the time
To make your body move
Do it to the rhythm
And let it all hang out
Don't be jivin'
You got to show what you be about
Rap used to be about much, much less serious stuff. So the "muh gangsta life" shit is not what rap is supposed to be about.