Rap music is a very popular in today's society. However, it very different from how it used to be. I mean, we listen to people like Drake, Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj. Some of their lyrics make you say "Wow! I can't believe they came up with something like that." Rappers today are very creative indeed, however, to be creative, it seems like you always have to talk about something vulgar. You can't just have a clean rap song. Now, don't get me wrong. I like all of the above artists. Just what we hear today is nothing like what it used to be.
Why is it like that now? I think one reason is, rappers feel like they aren't saying things that appeals to kids, their music isn't going to sell. For example, the song Successful, Drake featuring Lil Wayne and Trey Songz started out at number 81 on the Billboard Hot 100. Only a few weeks later it moved to number 17 on the list. Why is that? Well in the song, he says he wants to be successful and that he wants the money, cars and the cloths. He makes it seem like you are successful only if you have those things, and an ample amount of each. Kids today are all about being rich. And now, they think when they have these things, they will finally be successful. It's just all about appealing to us or else, your music won't make any money.
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