NWANo, no, no Mr. Dre... Express YO' Self.
Influential artists... wah, wah, wah. Here's the deal: Does it matter that you're influential when that influence is so poor? NWA did not create "gangsta rap" (I would add something like 'credit for that one goes to...', but God forbid I do research for one of these entries. Oh, what is that? Yeah... keep reading please), but they sure did popularize it.
Much like you, faceless internet person, I enjoy the occasional ode to bustin' caps in hoes and jackin' ice... but I also recognize the fact that we would all probably be better off without it. I could do a whole spiel about how this kind of negative imagery has infected urban culture and the young, largely minority youth that is bred from that culture, creating a vicious cycle of rewarded anti-social behavior that drags down young person after young person...
But I'm No Hero
So I'll say that I would really enjoy it if Kanye West were allowed to make his soft, harmonic rap records and wear tiny jackets in peace. The man gave you half of that awesome Jarhead trailer... can't you let him dress comically? Michael Jackson wore a single white glove and red leather for 10 years and was pretty much the baddest man on the planet.
Sure, years later we learned that he enjoyed the company of young boys in a very special way... but he was cool at the time, dammit.
NWA took our tiny jackets. For that they must pay.
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