Why were rappers so obsessed with cowboys and "The Wild West" in the 90's?

[Sikotic™]

It's almost as ridiculous as rappers being obsessed with mobsters:
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/ofOdBO_tddM" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/ofOdBO_tddM</a>

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/-XWi2PJjuPk" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/-XWi2PJjuPk</a>

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/fR6Vrre29xo" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/fR6Vrre29xo</a>

[Bananas]

None of them can hold a candle to Smoov-E's Rusty Squeezebox.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/62eZ8YnpDVE" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/62eZ8YnpDVE</a>

[Bananas]

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/cKIE1u9b8Ho&amp;feature=related" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/cKIE1u9b8Ho&amp;feature=related</a>

[K.Dub]

Have no idea, but those tracks are personal classics 

[Sikotic™]

None of them can hold a candle to Smoov-E's Rusty Squeezebox.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/62eZ8YnpDVE" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/62eZ8YnpDVE</a>

Haha this is greatness. Good lookin, nigga.

[Beatzz]

Gold Rush was the best one

[Jome]

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/ezINwha-TCo&amp;hl" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/ezINwha-TCo&amp;hl</a>

Personally, I love Western movies, and in recent years the Deadwood series.. the outlaw survival of the fittest culture is very fascinating, imo..

[Javier]

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/IEaX4ApC_EU" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/IEaX4ApC_EU</a>

lol

[Sikotic™]

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/IEaX4ApC_EU" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/IEaX4ApC_EU</a>

lol

HA! This one completely slipped my mind.

[MediumL]

rappers would still be referencing cowboys but Brokeback Mountain put that on hold.

[K.Dub]

rappers would still be referencing cowboys but Brokeback Mountain put that on hold.

...but isn't Cube going that wild west direction with his promo?

[pootypooty]

They were doing that shit in the 80s too.


<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/7ORLq1zSNow&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/7ORLq1zSNow&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;</a>

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/MK8XAFm7cYw&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/MK8XAFm7cYw&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;</a>

[ikke]

rappers would still be referencing cowboys but Brokeback Mountain put that on hold.

...but isn't Cube going that wild west direction with his promo?

THe album is titled "I Am The West" what do you expect?

Isn't the proper question "Why are rapers so obsessed with scar face"

[NotoriousTDA]

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/XheP74-HayE" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/XheP74-HayE</a>

[Sikotic™]

rappers would still be referencing cowboys but Brokeback Mountain put that on hold.

...but isn't Cube going that wild west direction with his promo?

THe album is titled "I Am The West" what do you expect?

Isn't the proper question "Why are rapers so obsessed with scar face"

Story of Scarface > Story of Jesus Christ

That's why.