Quote by Mayer Hawthorne

I really love rap music. I grew up in the '80s and '90s with Public Enemy, N.W.A., LL Cool J - I'm a hip-hop encyclopedia. But I got kind of frustrated with the chauvinistic side of rap music, the one that makes it hard to write songs about love and relationships.

I really love rap music. I grew up in the '80s and '90s with

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This quote shows the speaker's fondness for rap music, especially from the '80s and '90s era. They express frustration with the chauvinistic aspects of rap that make it challenging for them to create songs about love and relationships. Despite being an enthusiast of the genre, the speaker desires to explore different themes that are often overshadowed by the dominant narrative within rap music.

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