If there’s one thing I’ve learned from watching Star Rapper is that our collective judgment of artists seems to be based less in technical, specific attributes of the work they produce and more in the aura we feel they should take. On the show, the judges are obsessed with how rappers must have ‘attitude’. Why they should, what this attitude should be, why this is limiting, or who really cares is not addressed. I was annoyed for a while, but over time I’ve become more comfortable accepting it as an accurate reflection of how anyone is ever judged. This is all a way of saying that it doesn’t really matter what exactly is happening in music, all that seems to make a difference is whether it makes us feel feels.
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If there’s one thing I’ve learned from watching Star Rapper is that our collective judgment of artists seems to be based less in technical, specific attributes of the work they produce and more in the aura we feel they should take. On the show, the judges are obsessed with how rappers must have ‘attitude’. Why they should, what this attitude should be, why this is limiting, or who really cares is not addressed. I was annoyed for a while, but over time I’ve become more comfortable accepting it as an accurate reflection of how anyone is ever judged. This is all a way of saying that it doesn’t really matter what exactly is happening in music, all that seems to make a difference is whether it makes us feel feels.