05-03-2013, 06:24 PM
I understand your point of view, Oink. I'm not sure I share the view that the song glorifies that lifestyle though, I thought it did the opposite (the movie certainly did), but everyone perceives things differently. My very first visit to LA, back in the early 90s, just happened to occur during the Rodney King riots. It was only an overnight stay at an airport hotel on the way to Hawaii for an observing run at UKIRT, but the smoke from all the fires was easily visible while we were landing and of course it was big news at the time in the UK. I guess my interest in LA, California and America was piqued because so many movies shown in the UK at that time were from LA and California.
I still like the song though, even though in general I hate rap.
Tom
http://apacificview.blogspot.com/
I still like the song though, even though in general I hate rap.
Tom
http://apacificview.blogspot.com/