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I didn't say that... a lot of rap does certainly seem to reinforce stereotypes that are not good for black society, but that's more 'that stuff is bad for everyone' than 'keep it away from me'. As for other kinds of rap music, my dislike is that's just my opinion.

That is gangsta rap. Hip hop is not all gangsta rap. Gangsta rap is 50 cent, Ludacris, and other crappy artists. I personally object to those rappers who glamorize drugs and crime. I hate that stuff more than anyone else here, believe me. But gangsta rap does not equal hip hop or black culture. Think of it as country music to white music (that Toby Keith sure likes to sing about dropping bombs on "towel heads"), if more of it were like Toby Keith's garbage and if it were more popular. Unfortunately most people equate black culture and hip hop with gangsta rap and can never tell the difference. I for one love plenty of hip hop (not really much of the popular stuff though) and can tell that difference.