tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371838407458930719.post8227346536228293552..comments2023-11-02T08:27:04.487-04:00Comments on One Man, 500 Albums: No. 88: At Folsom PrisonR.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10383814114949080690noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371838407458930719.post-20228017750454651232008-04-09T15:37:00.000-04:002008-04-09T15:37:00.000-04:00I'm not nearly as old as all the music I review ;-...I'm not nearly as old as all the music I review ;-) I grew up a big fan of Tribe Called Quest, Gangstar and De La Soul. I still very much appreciate what artists like the Coup, Jurassic 5 or The Roots bring to the fold. I just don't agree with the assessment that Johnny Cash's lyrics are remotely comparable to the glorification we see happening in Gangsta rap. Maybe Snoop and 50 Cent simply like to shock, although I doubt that's just it, but their songwriting is simply of a different breed than Cash's moral tales.SoulBoogieAlexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00166276731612362941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371838407458930719.post-31805138676526597212008-04-09T11:22:00.000-04:002008-04-09T11:22:00.000-04:00Well, you know, rap music is done by negroes and y...Well, you know, rap music is done by negroes and young people, not those introspective white folks like Merle Haggard and Johnny Cash.R.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10383814114949080690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371838407458930719.post-76483489006299178232008-04-09T11:15:00.000-04:002008-04-09T11:15:00.000-04:00alex - going by your site you are undoubtedly an e...alex - going by your site you are undoubtedly an expert on, in addition to r&b/soul, early rnr and its' influences. so I wouldn't challenge your assertions about Johnny Cash I even if I disagreed with them, which I don't. on the other hand, bluntly, you obviously have no idea what you're talking about when it comes to hip hop. first, gangsta rap is but one part of a much larger whole - you're ignoring conscious rappers from KRS-One to The Coup and beyond, not to mention the infinite wealth of excellent artists who have nothing to do with gangsta-ism; Masta Ace, Pharoahe Monch, Freestyle Fellowship, etc. second, rap has a long and honored tradition of storytelling, just like outlaw country. calling it all glorification is wrong and ignorant. third, and most directly to your point, even most gangsta rappers aren't 100% glorification and the majority aren't real gangstas, rather personas they've created as artists. listen to straight outta compton, any of ice cube's albums from the early 90s, Notorious BIG's 1st LP etc. and tell me that those records don't have the same depth as Johnny Cash.<BR/><BR/> no offense and all respect but you sound like a cranky old dude who doesn't get that new-fangled hip hop the kids are listening to these days.padraighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14495953504448929836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371838407458930719.post-12499112834211589172008-02-10T04:22:00.000-05:002008-02-10T04:22:00.000-05:00Sorry, can't help but comment again. I think you'r...Sorry, can't help but comment again. I think you're missing the moral underpinnings of his songs. Yes shooting your wife is obviously wrong. But Cash's protagonists are filled with guilt, haunted by their acts of murder and sin. To me that's the big difference between him and the glorification the likes of Snoop Dogg and 50 Cents like to indulge themselves in.SoulBoogieAlexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13374913186932783284noreply@blogger.com