Modern culture manifest in soldier rap. For my generation's soldiers who were male, Jimi Hendrix supplied the beat and backdrop to war. For soldiers today, raps and rap music bring them some temporary solace. I am not sure I agree that country and rap are so similar, but maybe under fire the differences between them fade. Will the ambiguity in the rap which embraces fellow soldiers but decries a seemingly purposeless war bleed into the streets as soldiers return home? If they see Iraqis getting jobs, big Corporations like Haliburton profiteering on the war and return to find no work or McJobs, what will these thoughtful young men and women do? t r u t h o u t - GIs Rap Their Anger: