Discuss “The Perceptionists”

These days, it seems most rap music all too often deteriorates into pointless and redundant rhymes about guns, women, and drugs. When hip-hop group the Perceptionists paid a visit to CMU?s Rangos Ballroom last Sunday, however, the topic of discussion was much different.

The Perceptionists, a Boston-based hip-hop group, have built a large fan base around their politically charged, socially conscious raps. With infectious flows and sincerity in their message, the Perceptionists were able to reach out to both the politically active and the more simplistic music lovers. With rhymes like ?Where are the weapons of mass destruction/We?ve been looking for months and we ain?t found nothin?/Please Mr. President tell us somethin?/We?re beginning to begin...