Tell me why rappers got shot but other singers not?

My son has been heavily immersed in the Hip Hop community since he was in his teens. He and his group members who wrote and performed positive rap found out early on that record producers, many of whom were Caucasian, did not want to promote positive rap. They wanted to promote "Gangsta Rap". One of his groups did wind up releasing a record. My Honorary Son (HS), his BFF and business partner also recorded some rap songs, in our home studio. Not bragging but the two groups my son was in and my HS were extremely talented and popular. Their music is still relevant to this day. My son has no use for what he describes as "the garbage" rappers have been putting out over the last several years.

One must consider that many talented rappers are poets. They are expressing their life experiences in the form of musical poetry. Not all rappers are/were criminals or in gangs but may have had them in their neighborhoods. In fact, my son reunited with one of his groups when he went to Colorado last week. They recorded the 3 tracks they had written and my son met one of the group member's sons who he said is an extremely talented rapper. He intends to try to help him find someone to manage his much needed social media presence because the young man doesn't want to deal with social media himself. BTW, this young man's younger brother (17) is a paid intern for the NSA. You have posed an interesting question Packerjohn and I'm going to ask my son for his answer.
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Rappers like Tupac, Biggie and Kadafi were all killed for the same reason. To eliminate the competition. At least they didn’t get my guy, Tone Loc. Getting back to the OP’s question, I have read several different articles, including from Rolling Stone magazine that killing rappers that were becoming most popular was the thing at the time to eliminate competition. These guys were hauling in millions and record companies were often being considered as being involved in some of the murders. The biggest was probably Tupac Shakur, but Notorious B.I.G. wasn’t far behind. I saw a picture of Biggie with a gold chain around his neck that probably weighed at least a pound or more.
 
FlaSkyEye said:
I am a staunch Boston Pops kind of guy. Show tunes also.

Enjoy:


Roberto Delgado:


James Last:


Frederic Chopin:

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Wow! I did not know that these bands were on YouTube but they say "everything" in on YouTube. I fell in love with Roberto Delgado when I was a university student. One day I was at the campus bookstore and I found a copy of "Along Mexican Highways" and I did not know much about the band but I still bought it. The rest is history. Over the years I collected almost every LP record put out by the band. I still have several of the albums and I'm never going to give away my original copy of "Along Mexican Highways." Thanks for the posting.

I learned about James Last from an older brother. He lived in Ontario and used to come out for a visit for a couple of weeks when I was just a kid. One summer he brought out an album which I think was "Polka Party" but I could be wrong (it's been now almost 60 years ago). I became an instant fan of the band and over the years I had dozens and dozens of his albums. He made a lot of "Non-stop Dancing" during the 60s and 70s.

Gee when I think of it; I am sure glad I was born at a time when music made sense and most of it was nice. You know 1/2 century later and I still can whistle or hum wonderful tunes like:
1. Never on Sunday
2. Wheels
3. A Theme from A Summer Place
4. Raunchy
5. Mexico
6. La Bamba
7. Banana Boat Song
8. The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

I wonder how many people will be singing or humming all those rap tunes that are being shoved down our throats; 50 years from now? I have a feeling that not many if any at all. Maybe rap is a little like "disco." When you see it in the movies, it looks rather weird!
 
Packerjohn said:
Wow! I did not know that these bands were on YouTube but they say "everything" in on YouTube. I fell in love with Roberto Delgado when I was a university student. One day I was at the campus bookstore and I found a copy of "Along Mexican Highways" and I did not know much about the band but I still bought it. The rest is history. Over the years I collected almost every LP record put out by the band. I still have several of the albums and I'm never going to give away my original copy of "Along Mexican Highways." Thanks for the posting.

I learned about James Last from an older brother. He lived in Ontario and used to come out for a visit for a couple of weeks when I was just a kid. One summer he brought out an album which I think was "Polka Party" but I could be wrong (it's been now almost 60 years ago). I became an instant fan of the band and over the years I had dozens and dozens of his albums. He made a lot of "Non-stop Dancing" during the 60s and 70s.

Gee when I think of it; I am sure glad I was born at a time when music made sense and most of it was nice. You know 1/2 century later and I still can whistle or hum wonderful tunes like:
1. Never on Sunday
2. Wheels
3. A Theme from A Summer Place
4. Raunchy
5. Mexico
6. La Bamba
7. Banana Boat Song
8. The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

I wonder how many people will be singing or humming all those rap tunes that are being shoved down our throats; 50 years from now? I have a feeling that not many if any at all. Maybe rap is a little like "disco." When you see it in the movies, it looks rather weird!
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A free YouTube subscription is a plus however a paid YouTube subscription for your specific interest can be invaluable. Many subscribers save the videos to zip files or USB sticks in the event of future copyright violations. I use Dailymotion as a close second now that they finally allow viewers pause, rewind and fast forward capabilities.
 

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