Hip Hop's Year Of Dangerous Dancing Summary

In “Hip-Hop’s Year of Dangerous Living Put the Accused on the Charts” by Jon Caramanica, the author describes the recent trend of people with criminal records becoming sensations in the hip-hop/rap community. The author keys in on three main factors as of why these troubling artists are becoming so popular. The hip hop community’s tolerance of complicated histories, lack of understanding their artists’ backgrounds, and young and misleading crowd stands as the author’s factors as to why these artists are becoming successful.
Jon Caramanica understands that the hip-hop genre has a culture that consists of a wide accepting of troublemaking. According to the author, the genre is switching from a more pleasant-sounding, soothing genre into a tougher, darker genre. In the article, the author states that Hip-Hop is changing from its current style, which artists like Drake controlled, and into a style that artists like Chief Keef can rule. Kodak Black and XXXTentacion are just two of many artists who have been treated as royalty even though they both have violent backgrounds. Kodak Black’s first album, Painting Pictures, debuted at #3 on the album chart and his hit song from the album “Tunnel Vision” produced even better numbers as it became certified double platinum. XXXTentacion, on the other hand, began …show more content…
Many radio stations, blogs, and streaming services have ignored the crimes that the rappers have been accused of and are now promoting them. Therefore, unless listeners did the research themselves, the news would not reach many people. Caramanica states that the information on the artists is easily accessible. Later however, he explains how quick the music can spread without the context of the artist’s life. According to the author, these newcomers to the hip-hop scene will continue to shine if listeners continue to listen to the music in an unconcerned