Readers Speak Up in Defense of Rap Music
The tough-guy look has always been the hot trend among teens. Since Marlon Brando of the ‘50s, the tough guy is what sells products. Companies and musicians know this and capitalize on it.
The movie “CB4” depicts an unknown rap artist who finds fame when he raps about violence and acts like a hard-core gangster.
Failed rap star Vanilla Ice lied to the public about his upbringing as a gangster in Miami, when, in reality, he was raised in a middle-class family in Texas.
In our society of excess, money talks and dead trends walk.
HENDRIK GUEVARA
Chino Hills
The biggest entertainment stories
Get our big stories about Hollywood, film, television, music, arts, culture and more right in your inbox as soon as they publish.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
