sock monkey
better than stealing hubcaps
While I agree with a lot of the comments regarding the spam on Bandlab, this comment is fu..ing absurb. I don't even know where to start with you but I'll tell you I ain't gonna stop. As a hip hop artist, producer, etc and somewhat of an old timer if I can say so, I have heard all of the criticism regarding rap/hip hop over the years....decades actually. Although it's nothing new, it's still offensive AF even today. First off, if you don't listen to the music, you don't understand the context, you don't understand the delivery, you just hear a bad word (or several) and immediately jump to negative stereotypical conclusions. And, we all know you were holding back with that comment. Yes there is garbage out there, but i think we can all agree that there is garbage in every genre, not just rap.
Secondly, the reason that there is so much hip hop out there, from real artists to real wannabe's, is because rap and hip hop are about the only mainstream musical/artistic avenues that do not require special training or skills, something which bandlab's platform provides for them and almost specifically for them. Think about this: in my area, school funding is continually shrinking. Schools are closing, classrooms are bigger, budgets are shrinking. Guess which programs go away first? Drama, music....heck, wood/metal/auto shops are all already gone for good. If a kid who grows up in this area can't learn how to write music, play notes, learn an instrument or sing at school, what can they do to talk about how their lives affect them? What other avenues do they have?
Oh that's right...stealing hubcaps. Brilliant you...