![]() ![]() Gangster rap is a facet of hip hop culture that still strongly and clearly expresses a profound indictment of the moral decadence of America’s dominant society – and Compton rapper YG has become the poster child of the genre in 2016. With anthems like “FDT (Fuck Donald Trump)” and “Police Get Away Wit Murder”, he bluntly and unapologetically raises a middle finger to the callousness, indifference, greed, and avarice demonstrated time and time again by America’s leaders. On paper, YG and I – along with hundreds of thousands of white fans who come from low crime rate, suburban homes – have next to nothing in common. Grilled chicken, tomato, garlic, red onion, artichokes, pesto cream sauce, and pesto drizzle. Salad, Fast Food, Pizza Edit Open 10:30 AM - 10:00 PM See hours See all 19 photos Write a review Add photo Menu Full menu They do not disappoint and weve come in three times already in the past week weeks. ![]() Yet when he raps “We’ll put our hands up and they’ll still shoot motherfucker” to a Brooklyn audience, all the white kids join along. ![]() It’s not because the issues he’s tackling are in direct reflection of our own experiences, but because we’re collectively aligned on the deep, vicious legacy of white supremacy that continues to arrest the development of US democracy. Racial differences acknowledged, YG fans come together through a fierce disgust with the hypocrisies and detrimental defects in America’s xenophobic society. ![]()
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