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Tyler Perry becoming like an old rap song?

posted 12 years ago by Type_Samurai1138
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You know how in the black community, if you aren't listening to the newest tracks you're considered lame or something. Why is that? In the white community, old rock is still held in very high regards. It doesn't matter when something came out or how old it is, as long as it is good there will be plenty of appreciation for it. With rap it's a different story.

Anyway, Tyler Perry's box office appeal (not even going to mention his critical appeal, because all his movies are reviewed terribly) seems to be waning. Is he becoming like an old rap song, one that isn't "fresh"? Is it no longer cool to see a Tyler Perry movie? Are his crossdressing antics finally clashing with the typical homophobic nature of the black community? Will his box office appeal completely vanish until he fades into obscurity once again, where he belongs?

[–] hawrnball 12 years ago

Funny because much of the new hip-hop and rap songs are indistinguishable from one another. It's just the same stuff recycled over and over again. Like Tyler Perry's movies.

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[–] Type_Samurai1138 12 years ago

No, I think it has more to do with the culture's obsession with image and style over everything else. It isn't cool to like something old, i.e. something more than a month old.

Gold necklaces, silver teeth, huge rims, way overpriced shoes...it's all about how much better you look than the other person. It doesn't matter if these items are worthless and do nothing other than show off.

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[–] fedupwitit7 12 years ago

Actually, the guy has a point. Rap is not what it was made to be nowadays.

So in essence, all his statements are valid and not racist misconceptions. To be a total stranger to rap these days and looking in from the outside- it's pretty embarrassing.

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[–] JayMusicGirl 8 years ago

You're forgetting how much the black community loves old school R&B and soul music and golden age Hip Hop. I don't think this applies to all traditionally black genres and the community as a whole, just to SOME people in the rap community.