OnyxShine9

2y

recommend me some uplifting rap b

OnyxShine9

2y

I've been anxious about making this thread for a while, but screw it.

I wouldn't really explain it as rap making me feel violent or being a "bad" influence on me, but the best way to explain it is that when I go some time without listening to it, say 2 or more days, my spirits feel lifted and I am in an overall more social mood. I've only noticed this with rap, nothing else (I mainly only listen to video game music outside of it though)

I've heard of others having a similar experience and just wanted to see KTT2s thoughts on it. The only logic I can make of it is that the messages, tone, and intent behind the things you listen to really does effect your state of mind whether or not you believe it, and those effects are amplified with rap due to it being the most verbally expressive and lyrical form of music, and the subject matter of most rap I consume being rather asocial. The obvious solution is to find more positive rap to listen to but its pretty difficult to find it that doesn't evolve around the subjects of violence/crime/drugs, sex, and egotism without going into cornball positive Logic territory. Not that it doesn't exist, I just wish there was more of a demand for good spirited and uplifting rap.

Krillin

2y

I truly truly truly do not believe in music having this much power. It's just music. I listen to Drake 24/7, I ain't rich. I listen to Travis Scott 24/7 and I am not raging out nonstop. I listen to Cash Cobain 24/7 and I f*** absolutely no b****es. It's just music fam.

orangepeel

2y

shoutout onetwo

DicherdownDAVE9

2y

Y’all niggas need to go outside man

OnyxShine9

2y

I've been meaning to listen to this for a long ass time Kendrick usually makes tonally neutral and thought provoking music, usually not much negativity in it from what I recall

DicherdownDAVE9

2y

Y’all niggas need to go outside man

proper

2y

it’s not the rap music but the 808s that are commonly used in most rap music that is negatively effecting your mood. 808s = crash out.

RICHAXXVOYCE

2y

Listen to these non-violent artists:

Ka
MIKE
Billy woods
Armand Hammer
Quelle Chris
Cavalier
Denmark Vessey
Earl Sweatshirt
Navy Blue
Raz Fresco
Wiki
Currensy
Action Bronson
J Cole
Kendrick Lamar
Ab-Soul
YL
Lupe Fiasco
Larry June
Mick Jenkins
Isaiah Rashad
Bas

orangepeel

2y

shoutout onetwo

Fam

2y

Dog, what have you been listening to these past few years?
Genuinely curious. Not trying to hate or judge.

Corporate Mór

2y

Why do you hate to say this

Yapper

2y

same thing happened to me with lana del rey.
i was fake depressed listening to her music for so i long i actually became depressed

OnyxShine9

2y

Because I hold rap in very high regards as the best genre of music, so I hate that it leaves me feeling like this but also think it needs to be discussed. In a way I'm concurring with the prejudiced views on the genre (and black culture by extension) of outsiders and detractors that reduce the music to exactly what I said; s***violence and d**** when thats more of a reflection of this period than the game as a whole. Its hard to discuss that without the accusation of being an outsider yourself, although this thread has been mostly civil aside from a few lame responses like from @early and @Mandarini

OnyxShine9

2y

I've been anxious about making this thread for a while, but screw it.

I wouldn't really explain it as rap making me feel violent or being a "bad" influence on me, but the best way to explain it is that when I go some time without listening to it, say 2 or more days, my spirits feel lifted and I am in an overall more social mood. I've only noticed this with rap, nothing else (I mainly only listen to video game music outside of it though)

I've heard of others having a similar experience and just wanted to see KTT2s thoughts on it. The only logic I can make of it is that the messages, tone, and intent behind the things you listen to really does effect your state of mind whether or not you believe it, and those effects are amplified with rap due to it being the most verbally expressive and lyrical form of music, and the subject matter of most rap I consume being rather asocial. The obvious solution is to find more positive rap to listen to but its pretty difficult to find it that doesn't evolve around the subjects of violence/crime/drugs, sex, and egotism without going into cornball positive Logic territory. Not that it doesn't exist, I just wish there was more of a demand for good spirited and uplifting rap.