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Tiny Brontosaurus posted:What do you think of the new poo poo, like Kendrick? To Pimp a Butterfly is odd as a socially conscious album, in that it actually lays out what I would consider a philosophy for black republicans. It begins by complaining about taxes, and specifically the idea of giving money to help other black people, who are depicted as undeserving. At one point it offers "poo poo don't change until you get up and wash your rear end" like a black take on bootstraps ideology. Then the middle of the album features a crisis of conscience that triggers an apparent concern for the black community, the songs shift from talking about the pressures of his success and newly acquired wealth to discussing issues of black identity. How Much a Dollar Cost suggests an acceptance of the value of contributing materially. But then it ends with a conversation with tupac that suggests giving back to the community by being a positive role model and thinker is enough, and that as successful black men they deserve to keep all their money because they have earned it more legitimately than others. I think the album addresses some important issues, but ultimately its perspective is black pride from a very right wing perspective, with the take away being something like 'be proud of being black but there are problems with our community, if those of us who are successful educate the others than they can bootstrap their way up'. If republicans ever wanted to drop the explicit racism they could probably use this album as inspiration for how to work their ideology for the black community.
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