Heres an article interview with the horrorcore rapper "Razakel" who was I guess close with Emma and Mel. She doesnt seem to broken up at one point saying "S**t happens." She also says for this concert was the first time Emma and McCroskey met each other. Knowing that its easy to see them breaking up. You could have a totally different take on someone once you meet them in person.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/28/AR2009092800292.html
I find it so weird that Emma and Mel met each other because Razakel saw that they lived close to each other and recommended they meet. Thats weird to me.
Im also not against this music, Im for free speech and that, but this music makes no sense to me. This is near meaningless music, and the artists basically put it that way, its to be taken as a joke. How making meaningless music can be rewarding makes no sense to me. Razakel says she gets ideas for her songs from books and the news.
I really hope this comes across the way I mean it to. I know sometimes it's difficult to express oneself on the internet without others being able to hear our tone of voice or facial expressions etc. So I just want to start this off by saying I can totally understand society's dislike of this type of music. It's violent, raw and strange. I respect that it may not make sense to everyone but it does make sense to many. With that said, I'd like to share how this genre makes sense
to me.. ( I'm not trying to change anyones mind or asking anyone to see this like I do, please know that!)
Near "meaningless" and "meant to be taken as a joke" are not the words of the artists or the fans. I assure you, from their stand point it is far from meaningless.. it is a form of self expression, a therapy of sorts. Getting out of you what you should not be holding in.. Anger, sadness, lonliness, rage, feelings of persecution, and of course obviously, whatever issues one may have with whatever form of "religion"
they feel society or their parents (or whoever) are shoving down their throats. (As an aside, I don't listen to the "horrorcore" of today with all the satanic and anti-religion stuff, it's not my thing.. religion isn't a bad thing, IMO)) The ability to grasp and then
express what you feel is not an easy thing.. many of us live our lives not knowing why we have the issues we do, never understanding our feelings. We feel tainted and ugly, unworthy and judged but we don't know
why.. and instead of trying to find out, we run circles around it.. ignore it, project it onto others. But mostly we tend to shove it
down, down down until we can't see it and THAT is what eats us up. (LOL- I hope that makes sense!?!)
I am often stunned (and impressed.. maybe a bit envious as well) with the imagination and passion of these artists.. many humans will never know emotions this raw, this
real. I find this musical genre to be a cleansing, creative way to handle emotions one would otherwise have no way to express. The lyrics are violent yet sadly and sickly poetic. But the feelings are gone- on paper
no longer sitting inside of you... that's a form of freedom to this once "lost girl" and many others. Thoughts like the ones expressed in this genre are far from new, just ask Stephan King and Dean Koontz ..the dudes who made Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees and Chucky. Those are some sick thinking people but they have never harmed anyone.. what would we be without their contribution to society? It's talent.. raw and real talent and I for one would miss them!
This music has been around for quite some time and is just one more musicial genre society wants to blame for the growing number of evil people who do evil things. but it, like "metal" before it doesn't cause violence or strangeness... It doesn't create murderers or evil people and it doesn't make people lawless. Though I do believe that if something is "wrong" with a kid and they are having these thoughts and they begin to listen to this music it can indeed reinforce their distorted thinking... perhaps give 'em a nudge. But I also think it's time we as a society start taking a good honest look at ourselves and who our children
really are. Parents, not music, have always and
will always make the greatest impact on our children. If a parent notices something wrong with their childs thinking they need to stop blowing it off and pretending it doesn't exist because it won't go away, it'll only get worse no matter
what music they listen to!
Ok, I'm going away now! LOL
This is so tragic, these deaths and I hope the guy responsible is punished to the fullest extent of the law. That dude ain't no Juggalo!!
