I am a fan of some of the shows on the USA cable TV network. I am not a fan of their various “Characters” promotions. One of them in particular gets me every time I hear it.
The 2009 Character Approved winner for music is hip-hop artist Lupe Fiasco. In the spot he says,
I try to write about meaningful things… drug abuse, skateboards, giant robots….
I freely [and quickly] admit that I am not a fan of rap or hip-hop. To be fair, I’m not exactly in the target demographic for rappers, so maybe I’m just not supposed to get it. Does he really think that drug abuse, skateboards, and giant robots are all meaningful things? Equally meaningful? Or is he being ironic and I’m just being too literal?
Not that I care.
Nor should you.
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My boyfriend loves “TooShort”. The lyrics are aboslutely atrocious! I’m not a huge fan of rap, either. Although, every once and awhile, I find find myself singing “rolling.. in my 5.o, with my rag top down so my hair can blow …”
i’ve heard enough rap to be pretty sure there was no irony there…
There are a few rap and hip-hop songs that I like, but very few — and that was even when I was the target age. I dont’ think there’s any irony in lthe lyrics, unfortunately.