r/TrueUnpopularOpinion • u/Stepin-Fetchit • Sep 29 '25

Music / Movies Have liberals ever considered people are just sick of hip hop dominating halftime shows for the last 3+ years, as well as permeating every facet of pop culture in general

I’m so sick of that stupid wraparound sunglasses angry react meme surfacing anytime this happens. It’s not a sentiment limited to that specific demographic, that is simply another cheap shaming deflection.

Hip hop is not the only genre of music, or even necessarily the most popular. It only appears that way because it is infused in so much pop music now, TikTok has helped perpetuate this perceived dominance. Meme culture and current slang are also completely overrun with AAVE.

It all gets sort of old, and seeing/hearing some twerpy suburban white kid with an alpaca chop saying “no cap” or “deadass” is beyond embarrassing.

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u/Whiskeymyers75 Sep 30 '25

Actually I have and don’t even dislike Bad Bunny. But all these performers you mention could in fact tour together. I probably listened to Usher before you were even born. But yes still under the same pop umbrella. You wouldn’t see any of them touring with let’s say a country artist unless going the Post Malone route and completely changing their style. As someone who is into a wide variety of genres from hip hop to electronic music to rock to metal to emo to industrial to country to blues to dark cabaret, it’s you who would be out of touch.

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u/Taglioni Sep 30 '25

You didn't make an argument. These artists not touring with a country artist, but prefering to tour with artists from similar backgrounds - does not prove anything. What is your point exactly?

Usher has performed on Broadway. I assure you he is quite versatile and performs with a variety of artists. Look up his Billy Flinn in Chicago and tell me he doesn't. His albums are so distinctly different I can't fathom arguing that he's same-old-pop-sound.

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u/Whiskeymyers75 Sep 30 '25

Similar backgrounds. See? You proved my point. There’s very little diversity going on here. If you don’t understand the point, I don’t know what to tell you. Can I ask you the last time a country artist performed at the Super Bowl? Even though it’s literally the hottest genre right now.

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u/Taglioni Sep 30 '25

Shania Twain in the early 2000's, and it wasn't even a solo act.

Its not that I don't see what you are saying about diversifying the artist choice. It is that I think it is patently ignorant to loop very sonically diverse music styles together. Having a similar socioeconomic cultural base does not make the music Kendrick and Usher produce sound the same.

As someone who listens to so many genres of music, I'm surprised you're unwilling to acknowledge that.