Stereotype Optimism

Although stereotypes can be a great hinderance with strangers, an out of date perception of a group of people can ironically make every encounter a pleasant surprise.

Fool’s Gold

360 deals; advances in assets rather than money. Rappers are often better at depicting the dream than living it authentically. It's nearly impossible to gain notoriety and avoid the hustles that when surfaced, immediately cancel careers. Socially transcending racial and economic status limitations with music is taken seriously and interrupted pettily. Is your favorite rapper selling albums or selling dreams?

Dual Citizenship

Picking a side is easy, being universal is difficult. RapIndie is a universal space. As such, we create and advocate for people striving to be universal. The most important aspect is practicing what you preach. Hip hop has many different perspectives but are you a foe to hip hop?

Stan Complexity

Stans at first glance are admirers; People that see a successful formula or idea and want to be a part of it. While seeing a standard for a specific benchmark or approval makes sense; sometimes that's not the point. Sometimes Stans follow the losses. That is a little harder to decipher. Redemption, joy, acceptance; maybe the flaws are still roadmaps. However, without a benchmark, the goal is probably seeking a destination due to feeling a little lost.

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Baggage

We could say division is cultural, we could say humans abuse power by nature, and we could criticize the appropriation (close-minded reaction to imitation), but at the end of the day, hip hop is plagued with poverty and poor education which are two things people are not always the nicest about. That leads to a lot of negative interactions that get used to justify negative interactions. 

Most people mainly use negative experiences to rationalize their polarity. 

Financial opportunities, social integration, and openness to cultural differences, are things that not everyone are responsible for, but they're so commonly problematic that even the nicest people recommend a little push back.

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What Did Eminem's Success Do?

Many artists felt threatened by Eminem's success. However, what actually happened because of it? Rap was very slightly diversified. It proved rhythm wasn't about skin tone. It widened the audience. Most importantly, it didn't even stop people from getting overrated.

Producing Diversity

RapIndie has launched several careers, portrayed the hip hop community accurately, and introduced artists to new markets. While we believe it's important to encourage people to be themselves, there are some common mistakes rappers make when trying to build a diverse audience. The first is not addressing the mainstream issues people have with hip hop culture. It may be lucrative to market to your most supportive audiences, but you can't ignore the masses.

The second is simply not being cool enough to be compatible with hip hop audiences. Being edgy is not the same as cool. It can help, but "Lose Yourself" didn't need to depend on kindness to do well.