the politics of the movie aren't nearly as offensive as the chitty storytelling. there are too many gratuitous scenes that work against the narrative. the magic of the jedi and the force is handled...
Even as a rap fan I'll admit that rap in general has ****ty live shows, but you're talking about the bad ones. See Del, Pharoahe Monch, The Roots, Black Moon...
Should we be comparing jazz guitarists to folk singer-songwriters? Because that's kind of what you're trying to do. Rap has never really been about crazy technical chops. Directness, storytelling...