OT: Snoop Dogg

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It isn’t that he made anyone do anything, but there is zero doubt he influenced millions in not a good way. It didn’t influence you because you were mature enough, or came from a stable enough environment. He glorified gangsta life and for kids / young men without good role models, he became one, in the same way athletes are idolized. He didn’t make anyone do anything, but he sure made bad things look good to wayward souls.
I like how you didn't use the "hard R"
 
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Kakdawg

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It isn’t that he made anyone do anything, but there is zero doubt he influenced millions in not a good way. It didn’t influence you because you were mature enough, or came from a stable enough environment. He glorified gangsta life and for kids / young men without good role models, he became one, in the same way athletes are idolized. He didn’t make anyone do anything, but he sure made bad things look good to wayward souls.

I'd guess there might be some truth to that. But to what level we can't know. Do we just believe that to be just Snoop? Or are actors, entertainers, athletes, musicians of other genre's guilty of the same? When or why does it become a Snoop problem and not the parents of those kids in unstable situations?



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This times a MILLION. I've always laughed at this take from people. I've listened to rap/hip hop since the early 80s. I go back to Run DMC, Melle Mel, Fat Boys, Whoodini LL, etc. Anyways those guys or the Snoop, Pac, Nas, Jay Z and many others I could name NEVER had that kinda influence to me.

I always thought it was over played. Did I do bsome bad things ? Sure I did but it wasn't because "snoop" or whoever else did it. Those guys were simply entertmennt. I'm not sure how it all got tied together honestly.

When we watched Rambo or Terminator on the big screen we didn't blame Stallone or Arnold for violence . It was just a movie that entertained us.

There was a time that I smoked weed. But best believe it wasn't because "Snoop made me do it " lol. Other stuff I've done that I wouldn't even talk about but it wasn't because of some random rapper, TV show or comedian. To me that was always an excuse.




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What you listened too in the 80s was nothing like what Snoop put out
 
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I'd guess there might be some truth to that. But to what level we can't know. Do we just believe that to be just Snoop? Or are actors, entertainers, athletes, musicians of other genre's guilty of the same? When or why does it become a Snoop problem and not the parents of those kids in unstable situations?




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Cause he and others normalized destructive behavior in their music
 
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This times a MILLION. I've always laughed at this take from people. I've listened to rap/hip hop since the early 80s. I go back to Run DMC, Melle Mel, Fat Boys, Whoodini LL, etc. Anyways those guys or the Snoop, Pac, Nas, Jay Z and many others I could name NEVER had that kinda influence to me.

I always thought it was over played. Did I do bsome bad things ? Sure I did but it wasn't because "snoop" or whoever else did it. Those guys were simply entertmennt. I'm not sure how it all got tied together honestly.

When we watched Rambo or Terminator on the big screen we didn't blame Stallone or Arnold for violence . It was just a movie that entertained us.

There was a time that I smoked weed. But best believe it wasn't because "Snoop made me do it " lol. Other stuff I've done that I wouldn't even talk about but it wasn't because of some random rapper, TV show or comedian. To me that was always an excuse.




Holla
People never did bad things before rap. Our grandparents were all sober, stoic, moral, Christian people who all worked hard and loved one another and other peoples, rap ruined it all.
 

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People never did bad things before rap. Our grandparents were all sober, stoic, moral, Christian people who all worked hard and loved one another and other peoples, rap ruined it all.

And we called those people criminals, not mimick their lifestyle and make their behavior normal.

What music talked about pulling drive bys, selling crack , being a pimp, calling women hoes, killing cops, and the person singing the song was the person doing all those things.

So your parents did all those things? You know. Bad things.
 
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People never did bad things before rap. Our grandparents were all sober, stoic, moral, Christian people who all worked hard and loved one another and other peoples, rap ruined it all.
My grandparents were. They were too busy trying to put food on the table to screw around. Life was damned tough for most people before the end of WW2.
 
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And we called those people criminals, not mimick their lifestyle and make their behavior normal.

What music talked about pulling drive bys, selling crack , being a pimp, calling women hoes, killing cops, and the person singing the song was the person doing all those things.

So your parents did all those things? You know. Bad things.
A lot of old country glorified jail and prison time. Somehow my parents didn't end up drunken criminals.
 
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A lot of old country glorified jail and prison time. Somehow my parents didn't end up drunken criminals.

Again it wasn't the norm and definitely didn't reflect throughout white culture as the norm until now when white people started losing their morals to appease black people over guilt

Literally the avg black kid looks like what we called thugs 30 years ago. Gang, prison and hyper sexual culture has been embraced from the young and old due to daily glorification of rap behavior in an attempt to appease black people. With Jewish owned record labels pushing out The hip hop rappers for street rap.

You literally have black people saying it's acting white to wear suits, khakis and sweaters.

Black people back in the early 90s were against rap music cause they knew the impact it would have on the youth.

And they were spot on.
 
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I'd guess there might be some truth to that. But to what level we can't know. Do we just believe that to be just Snoop? Or are actors, entertainers, athletes, musicians of other genre's guilty of the same? When or why does it become a Snoop problem and not the parents of those kids in unstable situations?



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as I said, if a kid is mature enough, or comes from a stable enough environment, good chance they weren’t too effected. Yes, other popular people, no matter what industry, can negatively influence a young mind. Nobody said this was solely on Snoop, not sure where you came up with that.
 
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Kakdawg

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as I said, if a kid is mature enough, or comes from a stable enough environment, good chance they weren’t too effected. Yes, other popular people, no matter what industry, can negatively influence a young mind. Nobody said this was solely on Snoop, not sure where you came up with that.

We were talking about Snoop to which personally I don't agree . I always thought it was low hanging fruit to blame artist of any kind for the actions of your kids. Same as actors etc. As someone who grew up in that era I guess I'm speaking as someone who was a part of that generation and it wasn't the case with me and several of my friends growing up.




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as I said, if a kid is mature enough, or comes from a stable enough environment, good chance they weren’t too effected. Yes, other popular people, no matter what industry, can negatively influence a young mind. Nobody said this was solely on Snoop, not sure where you came up with that.

This.
 

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So the root of the issue is not Snoop and his glorification of that life, but rather instability in the home for so many? Shouldn’t the instability in the home and lack of leadership within those walls receive more of your condemnation?
 

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So the root of the issue is not Snoop and his glorification of that life, but rather instability in the home for so many? Shouldn’t the instability in the home and lack of leadership within those walls receive more of your condemnation?

Absolutely, they should but that's an issue of identity. Willing to accept destructive behavior ino order to protect their skin color. Instrument of their own destruction.

He profited off of it and yes when you have kids raising themselves the TV does it mostly back then. Like the internet now.

Black people tried to push back on it but they were call old and sellouts.
 
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Absolutely, they should but that's an issue of identity. Willing to accept destructive behavior ino order to protect their skin color. Instrument of their own destruction.

He profited off of it and yes when you have kids raising themselves the TV does it mostly back then. Like the internet now.

Black people tried to push back on it but they were call old and sellouts.
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Older Snoop is very likable and a fine role model for kids. He's been like a good wine to me. Older he gets the more I like him.
 
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We were talking about Snoop to which personally I don't agree . I always thought it was low hanging fruit to blame artist of any kind for the actions of your kids. Same as actors etc. As someone who grew up in that era I guess I'm speaking as someone who was a part of that generation and it wasn't the case with me and several of my friends growing up.




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So that must mean it’s not an issue? This isn’t an “either/or.” Both can be true, and are true. Parents and authority figures are directly responsible, but that doesn’t mean a kid can’t be influenced by others.
 
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