Reply #7: Arnie (Quaid) was fighting tyrrany on Mars [View All]

[PDenton]

and using his power of choice very existentially to define himself regardless of his past (a common theme in Philip K Dick stories). And blowing the crap out of tons of badguys and mooks. Being an Arnie action movie fan, that's an important distinction.

I think the real issue here isn't the artists themselves, it is the fact that big industry is making money pimping poison to people that could really benefit from an alternative view of their situation. Sure, there is violence and drugs in the "hood" but that doesn't make it right, or the only way you can view the world. Plenty of other music genres don't dwell just in nihilism and defeat. I'm not saying all hiphop is like that but there is a great deal of exploitation in the genre of music.