I know mainstream singers are adding new outside influences into their music to keep it "hip" and appeal to a big audience. I don't get it though. Why are they trying to appeal to people who don't like country music by making them believe their rap or pop song is actually country? Then the new listener just goes around thinking they like country music when actually they never really heard it. This new song "Keep It Redneck" by "country" rap group The Lacs was released a few weeks ago. It isn't rap and it sure the hell isn't country. It's neither, it's insulting to both genres.
If you actually watched that I am so sorry, I sincerely apologize, really. It's just why is that promoted on ITunes? Why is that acceptable as country music? I don't have an answer for it and it just sucks you know because there is real country music out there. Take this Honky Tonk band from Michigan, Whitey Morgan and the 78's, good, real, country music. Of course since the main fan base for modern country music is non country fans they can't get recognition. This song is not acceptable in country music today, but pseudo-redneck rap is. Like they say in this song country music isn't broke, people like them prove that it is alive and well. So stop trying to add in your hip hop beats and autotune to make it popular. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!"
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