In the 1800's poetry was commercialized, some of our most celebrated poems are written as a 1st person narrative , just like hip hop songs are. But yet they are complete fiction, just like hip hop songs are..the difference is the marketing. Rappers are marketed through the video's and photo shoots as if these songs are telling there life story, when in fact they are telling the stories that apparently the consumer wants to hear. Take Edgar Allen Poe, all his poems read as a narrative, like the writer is telling a story that came directly from his life..rap songs are same...thing is that rappers relish in the assumptions that every word they say is truth and say nothing to lead us to think else. When Poe was asked about his classic "The Raven" He said it was not based on anything he had experienced in his life..and he wrote all his poems very logically and methodically, intending to create a poem that would appeal to both critical and popular tastes. The problem is in this generation, we celebrate the artist, the enigma, we idolize them. Back then they appreciated the work for what it was..pure entertainment..no one was outraged that "Annabelle Lee wasn't really one of edgar's bitches
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