Halleluiah its raining them

[northernladuk]

Doesn't it depend on what hiphop/rap/RnB artists you are listening to?

It does? They all sound the same to me but the derogatory terms for the other sex seems to be the common theme.

[SueEllen]

It does? They all sound the same to me but the derogatory terms for the other sex seems to be the common theme.

You know when you state "it all sounds the same"?

It means you are an

[hobnob]

It does? They all sound the same to me but the derogatory terms for the other sex seems to be the common theme.

There are certainly counter-examples, e.g.:
Doc Brown - Real Balls - YouTube
At the start, it seems like stereotypical posturing, but then it goes in a different direction.

As for cover versions in general, I think it's fine for a new version to be different. Arguably there's not much point in having newly recorded music that's indistinguishable from the original. (It's a bit different for live performances.) An interesting example is the "Year 3000" song. The original version by Busted had this lyric: "And your great-great-great-granddaughter is pretty fine". The cover version by the Jonas Brothers just changed one word: "... is doing fine". I thought that was quite well handled - it's a subtle change, and it still fits in with the existing tune, but it changes the emphasis from "Fwoar, yeah, I'd give her one!" to "Hey, good news, your family has prospered".