Why are rappers cool ?
351126
NOT ALL RAPPERS HAVE THAT POINT OF VIEW..SO STOP STEREOTYPING...HOW COME NO ONE MENTIONED EMINEM WHO TALKS ABOUT RAPING AND KILLING HIS MOM. \n\nNO U ARE NOT COOL BECAUSE U ARE MAKING STEREOTYPES\nGET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT FIRST...SOME RAPPERS ARE VERY POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS BUT NO ONE TAKES THEM SERIOUS..SUCH AS WILL SMITH..WHO CURSES VERY LITTLE OR NOT AT ALL IN HIS ALBUMS..HE MOSTLY SAYS DAMN AND HELL...BUT RARELY. AND HE RESPECTS HIS  WIFE AND TAKES CARE OF HIS KIDS
375184
some of it completely sucks but youre probably just listening to the wrong stuff. youve probably heard 50 cent and other similar rappers who just go on and on about their money. try listening to some old school rap its much more complex and they are much more talented (nwa, grandmaster flash, rakim, run dmc). the only talented rappers that have made music recently are eminem, nas, and jay z. their lyrics actually have a meaning and its much more than "you can find me in da club..."
351918
oh and blithering idiots rapping about bitches hos drugs and guns is cool?\n\nrappers who also keep their people firmly entrenched in stereotypes...
1081405
Yes, 2PAc was an intelligent rapper, who spoke about not only things he did, but things that haunted the minorities in America in the past and in the present. He was a great rapper only because he was a controversial rapper that went between being positive and back to negative. Rap was not his only thing. He wrote poetry, made clothing, and started acting before his life was taken.
845254
what is "cool", or what their friends think is cool.
665668
I honestly believe it's because they don't know how. They can't even speak properly when being interviewed on a nationally broadcast TV show.\n\nThese rappers are the role models to much of our youth. What are they teaching our kids?
474595
Short answer:  They're popular.  They identify with certain groups of people.\n\nSlightly longer answer:  I don't listen to any of them, but can I add Good Charlotte?...oh and a bunch of rappers and other musicians are out there for the money allowing their talent and passion to decrease and their greed to increase.  Some are actually good though - it just depends.
628873
I think the music that someone listens to not only reflects who they are, it influences who they will be in the future.  I love music that is positive and happy and motivating.  I hate music that only talks about how much money they have, or all the bitches they have, or killing people or doing drugs.  Basically rap music sucks.  But I like and dislike the music I do because that's what kind of person I am a positive, happy, motivated person that doesn't care how much money someone else has or what girls or any of that crap.  I am going to go somewhere in life, and make a ton of money, but I'm not going to sing about it and waste it on rims and platinum chains and diamonds in my teeth.  That shit is ridiculous.  And people who base their life around that rap music crap are most likely going to end up in jail or a grave.\n\nNote:  Rap music and Hip Hop are not the same thing.  I love some Hip Hop, just not crappy gangsta rap.
299743
some girls can rap better then some boys.. id say in general boys are probably better because they often practice more often. girls are used to carefully considering what they say before they start, while guys just let things spill out - which is more helpful in rap.
717324
The rap and hip-hop music is apart of their culture. Those things such as *pimping/huslting have really happened to these people. They have  SEEN the violence and HEARD the PROFANITY. If rockers can say what is on their mind in their music than so can BLACK PEOPLE. And we have the right of freedom of speech. YOU CANT destroy black culture. AND BLACK PEOLE arent the only rappers. PAUL WALL>>>>EMINEM. They are rappers becuz they have seen the 1)sex, 2)drugs, 3)violence, 5)Profanity[too much] 4)Hustling/pimping, 5)Acting "tough" and all that crap. THEY KNOW THE REAL WORLD. PEople singing about stuff that isnt real is why people chose hip-hop and rap music!
635059
because rappers have a lot of money and influence.\nthe government doesnt like that threat.
1069675
sure to a point.  i think rock/ hip hop music helps for a better workout.  i think easy listening helps with a stressful day but i don't think heavy metal or gangster rap causes someone to shoot and kill another human being.  those evil thoughts were already in their minds before the music started.
32656
does it really matter because honestly its all in the way you look at it and being seperated or your own individuality like take a popular rapper for instance if he where to say groovy every single day and was confident by successfully selling his hit rap music records no one would care the difference they might say why would he say that for a while but after he brush them off they'll leave him alone some might even begin to mimic him.so who cares whats cool and "not kool"
562659
theyre too into their own brilliance.  So, I guess they "dont care" because they have what they want. Coolness.
687888
Apparently, Oprah doesn't like rappers.  She feels by putting them on her show she is "empowering" them.  Here's a blog report:\n\nhttp://p076.ezboard.com/fpoliticalpalacefrm69.showMessage?topicID=461.topic
1013290
Everyone likes him because his music is very "chill."  It something you can listen to while doing almost anything.  There's days I sit and read a magazine while listen to it and other days I turn him on and take a nap or I listen to it in the car. It works for a bunch of different atmospheres and calms you.
1140938
black people love life, they love to have a good time, and they love to laugh, some of the best comedians are black people. They love to be heard, and get loud too. But black people are not loud all the time. only when they get together with their friends, and they want to make sure that everyone knows that they are proud and loud about it. They love to listen to loud rap music, not all of them, but most, because the louder your bump, the better your rap, the more attention you get, and black people love to be the center of attention.