Rap and such

I enjoyed the guest lecturer. I thought Edreys proved to be a refreshing view into the genre of hip hop. I'm not much of a hip hop fan myself aside from the Beastie Boys and some artists from the UK (I know everyone is surprised that I like hip hop artists from the UK lol) but other than that, while I can appreciate its role in pop culture, it's sound just isn't my cuppa'. But the guest lecturer and the mini-lecture provided me with a great appreciation for hip hop. I have to admit, I did have this image in my mind of what Edreys looked like before the lecture and he well, kind of made me feel like an idiot. I am not one that typically is prone to stereotypes, but in this case, I guess I let my imagination run away with me. "Buffalo Rapper" brought to mind the stereotypical thug reminiscent of 50 cent. But the person that showed up couldn't even be more different then what I had imagined. I feel like rap/hip hop/grime is one of the heaviest stereotyped genres out there because, a lot of these artists further the stereotype in order to do well in the charts. Even with grime (The Uk's answer to rap) artists there is a confrontational undertone. For example Dizzee Rascal (one of the more popular grime artists who experienced cross-over popularity) raps mostly about women and keeping his reputation up. There is however, a lack of outward violence and cussing in most of his tracks.