I'm not normally much of a hip-hop guy, but for some reason my heart has a soft spot for the NWA guys from Compton. There is a blaming problem with America today and Ice Cube hits the nail on the head with his pyroclastic flow.
After using the first verse to vulgarly provide his qualifications for discussing social issues, he hits the chorus with the line "ain't nuthin' to it, gangsta rap made me do it" mockingly pointing the finger at himself and his fellow artists for the reason there is bad in the world today. Everything from language to violence to global warming is gangsta rap's fault. What a pathetic scapegoat.
While I question his methods and vocabulary, his message is clear and I agree with it. Get the plank out of your own eye before you start looking for specks in mine. Teachers and parents and ministers are so quick to blame the problems of the world today on media, music, and technology. But the problems today are no different than the ones 3000 years ago. I think what he's trying to say is to stop lying to yourself and blaming what you do on outside circumstances, and take responsibility for yourself and your actions.
The man may be vulgar and profane, but he's honest. Gangsta rap can't make you do anything, but feel free to blame it all on him. But it sure does make a convenient excuse.
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