In case you missed it, earlier this year my old band Poblano reunited for our 11-year anniversary, played exactly one show, and broke up again. Thanks to everyone who supported us throughout the years. Give our new music a listen, it's nuts
I get that we donβt want to normalize gun violence. But us white people have oppressed the black community and ignored their plights for so long I donβt think itβs productive to come in from the outside and criticize black art or how guns are portrayed in rap.
Itβs probably more productive to call out white People Art that aggrandizes gun culture. From what Iβve been told, there are a ton of reasons guns/violence shows itself in rap music so much. And I think we should know those reasons and even then probably not criticize black art.