Hi Loves,
I was just contemplating on what my second post should be about as I was listening to Apple music’s “Gym Flow” hip hop sound track and caught myself skip all songs but Drake’s “Nonstop”, Post Malone’s “Wow” and Travis Scott’s Astroworld. Everything else which was mainly trap was skipped. Now, even though a little older and realizing that a big portion of trap music is most likely consumed by teens and 20 year olds, I always try to go outside of myself and of what I am accustomed to in order to grow as a human being and open my horizons to new things, but for some reason, this genre does not resonate with me other than with the 3 artists I previously mentioned for example. Is it that they have better flows, more rhythm, catchier hooks and the fact that being a ballet trained individual, am I technically more leaning towards songs with rhythm as I love to dance?
I must say that some trap songs are definitely more to vibe to than to dance to. Is it that since I do not smoke marijuana or do not get “f up” it’s harder for me to vibe to? Do you necessarily have to be intoxicated to get it? I don’t know. But all I know is that whatever the case is, it would be great to discuss other subjects than twerking, money, bitches, riches, drugs, death, etc.
Why does the youth need to be high all the time?
Is there a bigger issue here lying underneath? Probably. To me, drugs are simply a way to escape reality. Why the need to escape it? While I do know that some teens lives are definitely not easy, some other teens do have a great life and have it all, but peer pressure is so strong mainly at that age. True strength is by doing what you wanna do, not what others pressure you to do. Self control.
Of course, I’m sure this market sales the best and the industry is feeding the demand and profiting on it. Who doesn’t want to make profit, I’m all for that, but at what cost?
What are we trading in exchange? Perhaps I’m thinking too deep into it and I don’t know if you agree but I simply do not think that those songs uplift or motivate the youth to become entrepreneurs or CEO’s or to help others, etc.
Yeah it’s great to show you made it and you’re now winning and you now have money, but why flaunt it in the faces of people who are literally struggling and don’t know where the next meal is coming from? I think we are literally telling the youth to do anything they gotta do to “get the bag” and that it’s ok to disregard morals as long as you got money. Is that all there is in life? Some people are rich and miserable.
It’s all about balance and once you’re on top, I do believe that artists should realize how many spirits they are touching and their reach. I do believe that music does save lives and continues to do so.
I once had the privilege to meet Diddy in a studio session and simply said hello to him and Cassie. I didn’t want to bother them so I didn’t tell them more than a hello as I like to let people be, but inside, all I could think about was, man, you’ve been in my life through song for decades, you were with me when I first fell in love, you were with me when I got my heart-broken, you were with me on my first trip to NYC on a huge billboard in the middle of time square with your fist in the air and a mohawk doo, and here you are in front of me. Just like that. And you never knew I existed, and don’t know how close you touched my heart through song all those years and sometimes cured my pain. He was very observant and did ask me what the tattoo on my wrist meant which I thought was very sweet that he even noticed.
It’s a big responsibility and I urge all artists to realize that power. There’s so much more to talk about.
CatG
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