So. Much. Angst.

While we're on the subject of racial tensions, here's an interesting window into the world of at least this particular set of people posting on the music website Stereogum. Thanks to Idolator, we have these responses to recent coverage of the Kanye v. 50 extravaganza.

This particular quote kind of sums up the general tone of the conversation: "Colin Meloy [of the Decemberists] has more intelligence in his turds than these two idiots have in their combined brains. So, their (sic) richer. They'll end up riddn' (sic) with bullets. God bless 'em."

I like the Decemberists. I also find some rap music to be trite.


It seems a little rash, however, to try and indict a whole genre of music based on nothing substantial. In fact, there is really no discussion of the music here at all, but simply about how Kanye and 50 need to "shoot each other." I thought the feud was all in good fun and a welcome departure from the real threats that have permeated the hip-hop community in the past. But, without actually paying attention to what was going on, these people seem to have missed that.