You just don't get the point I'm trying to make. Like I said, I was cool with Old Bay shit, I could relate with what they were saying and the music itself was great, it had nothing to do with them being black, brown, yellow, white, the music itself was just good. But Rap has changed so much to the point that I feel it's only a black thing now. The slang they say now, the way they dance now,etc... it's a black thing. It ain't a Mexican or White thing,...it's their shit. It's gotten to the point where I just can't relate to it at all because everything they do is so exaggerated. There must be a reason why most Chicano Rappers still stick to oldschool vibes. It's like Blacks trying to do some corridos, they just can't relate to it. Nothing against blacks, but the shit their doing now is str8 up weak. Their better than that because I've seen what their capable of about ten years ago.
I'm far from a racist dude, I have some black friends and I tell them the same str8 up. I tell them, rap these days is just too black for me. And that's the truth. I even tell some black fool at work and he agrees that the new shit is weak. Of course it's all said in a laughing tone, not in anger like you think I'm doing.
I guess you might think I'm too prideful. Maybe I am, but alls I'm doing is sticking with roots. Blacks stick with theirs, why can't I stick with mine. Just because their shit is "hot" right now doesn't mean I'm going to jump on the bandwagon with them and start acting just like them. Nah that's their shit, they can enjoy it. I'll stick to oldschool, something I can more relate to.
Another thing is your in N. Cali, so I assume blacks and Mexicans mingle more. Down here, were a bit more separated. Well atleast the real Mexicanos (like me) choose to stick with more Mexicanos because we have similiar ways of thinking and similiar ways growing up culturally. I guess it's a nice thing that you guys mingle more up there, but I personally think you need a balance or else you'll lose sense of your own culture.
