This week I’m going to blog about an open discussion on a cultural object. I chose this because I feel that it’s controversial and also on a hot topic that needs publicity. Ok now I’m a hip hop fan or to some it’s called rap. I listen to several rappers old or current. Gucci Mane a rapper from East Atlanta who have been rapping and releasing his work for ten years is one of my favorites. His style is catching and his swagger on the microphone hypes me up. Now the controversial part is his lyrics, not for everyone. The rap industry is in an era where gangster rap is popular. I might sound biased about this but I don’t listen to the lyrics personally. Though taking in consideration that everyone is not me, and listen to what is actually being saying on the record. Then there is the concerns about the explicitly lyrics and how he can affect society with such vulgar. I agree to a certain extent about those critics who rule the gangster rap is bad. Yes it is bad to hear, yes it can stereotype blacks with conducting that lifestyle, but it’s also the truth of what struggles some people have to sacrifice just to live. Selling dope in the neighborhood was a survival tool. Yes it affected the outcome of the community with the addictions and a drastic epidemic that still exists. Now up and coming people talk about what used to go on or still goes on low key in the neighborhood. Gucci Mane is a product now making money living his life successful and better from this evolution. I guess if one way can’t produce you just find another way.