u/Organic_Trash2775

I have no issue with the grotesque and violent, but one of the things that's always sort of made me hesitant of slam is the lyrics. I tend to find the goreporn-y lyrics to be less interesting than virtually anything else. But that aside, I'm curious why that is so consistent in this genre? What is it about the brutal/sexual imagery that connects with slam musicians and fans? Is it just the extremity of it? Or more the metaphor behind it?