Oh sure, because nothing says “fighting the system” like exploiting a genre born out of struggle for social justice into another cliché-ridden anthem. Let’s all pretend a catchy beat and some rhymes are going to solve centuries of systemic oppression, shall we? Because nothing screams “authenticity” like commodifying the struggles of others for mass consumption. But hey, as long as it sells, who cares about integrity, right? Just slap on some revolutionary lyrics, sprinkle in a few references to poverty and police brutality, and voilà, you’ve got yourself a socially conscious hit! Because what’s more rebellious than conforming to the same tired formula that’s been done a million times before? Keep fighting the power with your commercially-viable activism, folks.
