I listen to music in the same way as comedy. It's often not clear whether it's criticizing an idea, reinforcing it, mocking it, glorifying it, or something else, or a combination.
Good lyrics or jokes make you think. They don't tell you what to think.
Surely, a lot of rap music would fall afoul of a moral filter pretty quickly if taken sincerely. Not sure why we'd apply a different standard to rock music written back when rock was more radical.
I don't know, "Brown Sugar" kind of seems incoherent. The tone absolutely doesn't fit with the content of the lyrics (which don't inspire thought, by the way). It's just not a great song.
If, in 50 years, you see me claiming some incoherent rap song with tasteless lyrics is one of the greatest rap songs of all time, you have my permission to call me a hypocrite.
Good lyrics or jokes make you think. They don't tell you what to think.
Surely, a lot of rap music would fall afoul of a moral filter pretty quickly if taken sincerely. Not sure why we'd apply a different standard to rock music written back when rock was more radical.