I wonder if these rappers that talk about stuff like this are talking from actual experience or not.

@5thApprentice Well, I mean, not literally but I think they still should have some truth to them, don't you think?

@BrokenWhiskeyGlass2 I dont really put any weight on rappers experiencing what they rap about unless they continue that same gag outside of music. Like a gangsta rapper claiming to be gangsta but never has. That's when I dont really mess with their stuff.

If they rap about it and then say its based on a feeling/concept/thought/someone else's experiencing and they're open that its purely a song for art's sake, I dont mind that.

@5thApprentice That's actually a great way of seeing things, although I think most people think that if you're gonna talk the talk, you better walk the walk. Specially in rap.

@BrokenWhiskeyGlass2 Which is also fair because rap/Hip Hop is different to other music genres and cultures. A major part of the music is about struggle and writing what affects you and your life. So to rap about a struggle that isn't yours is something people would frown upon. I think it does harm the artistic possibilities too, for example if you haven't gone to war you can't write a rap song about it? I get what you mean though and I even think for certain things rapper's should be walking it.