The world is often better off when it turns out the artist is lying

"What does truth mean in the context of pop music, and who has to suffer for that truth" - NBC asks in an interesting article after Billie Eilish questioned the validity of certain rappers' lyrics in a cover story for Vogue. "This discussion starts with a paradox" - NBC argues - "If the artist is not actually living the life described in their music, they can be criticized as fabricators or worse. But if every line is even close to true - the drug trafficking, the suicidal threats, the boozing, the violence, the promiscuity - it will likely lead to a brief flicker of a career".