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Well, let's see. We could start with the obvious. Eminem, but I suppose you're right. He does talk about drugs and the hood. That said, he definitely has plenty of songs of anything but. But at least he doesn't go out of his way to "glorify" it. But.. There's Watsky, there's Will Smith, (doesn't really count, but the point stands 😅) NF is really good, he tackles a lot of tough subjects in his lyrics, and does so in an eloquent, coherent manner, nor does he rap about getting fucked up and fucking random bitches all of the time. Biz Markie; although he's more humerous than anything. There's plenty of them out there. But just like anything else, you have to go sifting through a bunch of crap to find any nuggets; as it were. As far as metal and metalcore goes, trust me; I know it's not everybody's cup of tea. I listen to a LOT of different music though. From Chopin to Weird Al. Benny Goodman and The Andrew Sisters all the way to Cradle of Filth and Attila. Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Fleetwood Mac, C.C.R., E.L.O., Frank Zappa, Robert Fripp, shit, Trace Adkins, Gretchen Wilson, Big and Rich. I could go on and on, and that's not even mentioning "The Big Four." How can you truly expect to fully understand where music is now, and how we got here, if you don't recognize and respect where we came from? I'm not going to try and change your mind, you like what you like; and that's totally fine. But I wouldn't sit here and try to b.s. you like I know some people would if I didn't really think I had anything to add. I just can't bring myself to do that. There's good and bad anywhere and everywhere you look though. You're right, some emo shit is kinda trashy and pathetic. I can't stand La Dispute, but you know what? Some of the classics are a bit overrated as well. How many times do I have to hear people singing, "Thunder only happens when it's raining – " after watching some mindless TikTok video, and then call themselves a fan before my ears fall off? That's not even their best song! What about "The Chain?" Or "Oh Daddy?" How many times do I have to hear people playing the breakdown from "Mr. Highway's Thinking About the End" in order to claim they're a metalhead? You don't even know who Bruce Dickenson is! But alas, at the end of the day, it's really not that important. People are going to do as people do; now, and until the end of time, and there's nothing we can do to stop free will. For better or worse.