Rap is becoming like anime in respect to whether or not it's an art. Anime is becoming drastically overused. Ask a child between middle and high school to draw a person and there's a 3 out of 4 chance they will draw you an anime person, or at least someone with anime features. This is because anime is easy, fairly visually pleasing, and you never have to go far to find a peer who will praise you for your work.
And rap follows this same pattern. It can be easy, it is popular, and you can produce a critically acclaimed piece fairly easily by following the same usual motions.
However, just like anime, there is a "higher form" of rap that is rarely tapped in to. Though with both forms of art it isn't hard to pop them out and please the fans, it takes a true master to come out with a deep, complex, and most of all original rap song or anime drawing.
So, is it art? It just depends. "Lower" rap like those artists that recycle the same boring themes and beats are becoming less like artists and more like mass producers of sound. Masters of the art can make rap stand out and appeal to more than just the usual crowd of listeners.
And a final example: At my prom two weeks ago, two songs were played in a row. The first one was all instrumental, and the second had lyrics. I tell you, if it had not been for those lyrics, I would not have known that they were two seperate songs. Both had virtually the same beats and rhythms, and neither were really dancable in the first place. That just irks me. It truly does. Whomever made those songs should both be equally ashamed.
And rap follows this same pattern. It can be easy, it is popular, and you can produce a critically acclaimed piece fairly easily by following the same usual motions.
However, just like anime, there is a "higher form" of rap that is rarely tapped in to. Though with both forms of art it isn't hard to pop them out and please the fans, it takes a true master to come out with a deep, complex, and most of all original rap song or anime drawing.
So, is it art? It just depends. "Lower" rap like those artists that recycle the same boring themes and beats are becoming less like artists and more like mass producers of sound. Masters of the art can make rap stand out and appeal to more than just the usual crowd of listeners.
And a final example: At my prom two weeks ago, two songs were played in a row. The first one was all instrumental, and the second had lyrics. I tell you, if it had not been for those lyrics, I would not have known that they were two seperate songs. Both had virtually the same beats and rhythms, and neither were really dancable in the first place. That just irks me. It truly does. Whomever made those songs should both be equally ashamed.
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