...I am mostly amused by the fact that someone
who has never experienced true economic
hardship in life feels that they are in touch with "the
streets".
It's not an issue of race - as someone who did
grow up in a fairly good sized city, I have met
caucasion youths who grew up in the inner city...
but they are few, and not that common.
Rap, as I've always seen it, is a form of expression
rooted in the hardships of the lower class,
struggling through a world of violence. Somehow,
the experiences of a small town asthmatic who is
not a minority do not seem to be those of a person
who could possibly speak from that voice.
Oh, and the part where total strangers read your
website? You never get used to that. I still get
bewildered every time I get recognized from my
site.
-Trae
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