Today’s Popular Music Hits Different

Published On: October 15, 2024Categories: JournalTags: lyrical content, philosophy, popular music, vibration

Today’s pop music hits more like a narcotic street drug and less like the candy coated bubble gum it did in the past.

Popular music wasn’t always as immoral and negatively charged as it is today, (as I show in my article here [coming soon],) but one of the most consistent comments I get on my videos that claim the majority of contemporary popular music is unhealthy for society is: “People have been saying this for decades and nothing bad has happened.”

People that hold this belief are just regurgitating once useful but now stale rhetoric. They’re missing the point and connection between what we consume, our state of mind, and the actions we take – both collectively and individually. They’re also missing the mark because their point is always based on emerging genres being the target of censorship. I’m not talking about a certain genre nor am I advocating for censorship. To those that believe “this happens every generation” and “nothing bad has happened,” I would like to ask them to please prove that nothing bad has happened (aka society is fine) and prove that music has no effect on the human psyche.

The second most common response I get is “We don’t have to listen to popular music because we now have the power to choose what we want to listen to.” To me this reeks of elitism and turning a cold shoulder to the less knowledgeable. To those who say things like this, I ask, do you not care for your fellow man enough to care what they are consuming? Are they not worthy of healthy consumption because they don’t know any better because the powers-that-be only feed them low-vibrational material? Do you condemn them to live a life of fear and indulgence simply because that is all they know?

While both of these points have merit, they miss the mark that I am presenting.

It’s Not About Genres

When people talk about new genres being demonized, they are accurately representing history, but we are in an unprecedented time of the music industry where history is being made. As I’ve said in my articles before, this is not about Elvis swinging his hips or even as somebody said recently, about “gangster rap.” (Although it is a little bit about that.) It’s about the lyrical content, not about the sound.

My point is that these low-vibration topics (violence, sexualization, misogyny, materialism, drug abuse, blissful ignorance of reality) were previously isolated or fringe. You had to go and find that material if you wanted to feel that way. Also, these topics in their own right are great representations of real parts of the psyche of humanity and were under represented throughout the years. Getting those out was great for those communities of thought to connect and feel represented, and I’m sure getting those stories out into the mainstream scared the people in power.

Now the question here is: did those stories and topics scare people because they were scared of losing the power? Or did they scare these people because people like Tipper Gore and whoever else was involved clearly see how this was going to influence their communities, especially the youth? I believe they did understand the potential effects of widespread consumption of negatively charged music, but they took their stance from the perspective of the ego and fear which created a power imbalance and made people rally against the moderate censorship that was being executed. My point is not about censorship. My point is about the proliferation and extreme levels of consumption of negatively charged songs and that there is a deficit of positively charged songs.

The Freedom To Choose or Fend For Yourself?

The second most common comment I get is something like: “We have the power to choose which music we listen to now.” I say that’s a fend-for-yourself mentality. That said, I do commend people for choosing higher vibrational music. At the same time, I ask them if they realize the selfishness that perspective is based on.

If you have figured it out and found healthier music outside of the mainstream, does that nullify all the negatively charged music being consumed at an exponentially higher rate and volume than the music that you yourself are listening to? What you are saying is “everyone else can f*** off because I have the key.” You’re saying that it’s their fault if they can’t find the right music or whatever they’re choosing to listen to is solely their fault. This brings me to the deeper point of what’s happening in our collective consciousness, which music plays a crucial role in.

Deeper Than Music

I believe if people knew the power behind the music they were listening to, they would stop listening to it. If you could prove to people that “this song” is contributing towards your personal or communal unhappiness, they would more than likely stop listening. But that’s not the case is it? We know junk food is bad, yet most still eat it.

Today, the most heavily consumed music is some of the most negatively charged music in history. (Just like much of the food we eat is barely considered food at all.) That is not a coincidence. It is also not a case of people consciously choosing to listen to negative and indulgent and somewhat dangerous music. It’s a calculated play by the people in power who know that music is magic and works somewhat like a drug. Songs that are decadent and indulgent are fun to listen to because they trigger visceral feelings and emotions. They delivery an easy dopamine hit. That easy, yet low vibe hit (like illicit substances) becomes a comfort and an addiction in itself.

Something that many people railing against what I say are unaware of is that they are actually addicted to and are defending this musical narcotic. They are defending the lower vibration because in a world of struggle it’s all they have to make them feel good. By the way, this is all being run by the people in power. (Sound familiar? [CIA Contra Theory.]) They are strategically not offering healthier music, so what we see on the charts today is what the masses are left with. Without the knowledge to self regulate, people rely on their leaders for direction. In fact, over the last several decades our leaders have completely flipped the script. They’ve convinced us that the only way we can feel good is through our culture of materialism, sex and control – all messages that are pumped through the mainstream airwaves.

An Unrelenting Message

This is why I am relentless in my message. It’s not only illuminating the idea that modern popular music is toxic, but it’s also uncovering the fact that we don’t even know what toxic is anymore. We are sliding into a place that is irreversible (at least in our lifetime or our current era of humanity.) The blissful ignorance of the pain and suffering caused by the current socioeconomic systems is fading. If we don’t change our ways now, that pain and suffering will eventually be felt full-on, and that’s a recipe for war of all kinds.

We’re already somewhat living a world not unlike The Matrix where the masses of humanity are just a fuel for a select few. People laugh when I say things like this, but those people don’t understand how the world truly works. They under the influence of the man behind the curtain and believe that everything is in order. The idea that this is precipice of how humanity, Earth and society can be is the biggest lie of this eon.

This lack of understanding where we truly are in mainstream music is why I made my (almost finished) article showcasing the positive and negative charge of popular music from the past 65 years. It’s very clear that the charge is trending negative.

If you are someone who thinks that the current popular music landscape is the same situation as when hip-hop, jazz or rock ‘n’ roll came around, I encourage you to do your own research and look at what those movements were actually about and compare how society changed along with them. Look at the difference between the lyrics and the stories that were being told through those movements and compare them with the lyrics and the stories that are being told today. If you look with an analytical, objective eye and remove yourself from whatever seemingly good feelings this music gives you or whatever pride you may have by defending it, you will discover a nefarious truth.

Most Contemporary Popular Music is a Drug, Not a Candy

In conclusion, as I said in the video that sparked this article, most of popular music right now is unhealthy for society. Not only in its message, but also in the way it’s created, the intentions artists and producers put into it, the way it’s marketed and the way it’s consumed. It is dragging us down to lower vibrations, to the negative charge, and they’re getting us used to that negative charge as thew new normal. When a human is operating at a low frequency, they are much more easy to manipulate and extract power from. When the new normal is abhorrently low, the opportunities for control are exponential.

Here are a few other articles that support my message and may help you expand your thoughts as well.

Together we rise.

Chad