Poll: Rap Music
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Round about 90% of rap sounds like total ass flaps to me. Just a lot of people speaking about how hard it was to be poor even though now they have thousands, probably millions of dollars now, all the bitches and hoes they've been pimping with and (insert another rap stereotype here). There are however some rap songs that I like that are a bit different such as a lot of Eminem's stuff, some Snoop Dog songs and Jay Z songs are OK too.
But yea predominantly crap.
Edit:That's just modern rap, when I think about it old school rap like Run DMC and NWA was kick ass actually. Old rap = cool, new rap = crap.
But yea predominantly crap.
Edit:That's just modern rap, when I think about it old school rap like Run DMC and NWA was kick ass actually. Old rap = cool, new rap = crap.
I apologize for my ignorance. Let me try again. I guess someone somewhere must be able to express themselves intelligently through rap, although I can honestly say I've yet to hear them. I like music, I am a musician myself. Just not that particular genre, along with many others.Ares Tyr post=18.71319.719805 said:
im just sad you couldnt pick both "i dont like it" and "(insert rascist comment here)", nah, but seriously, i absolutely cant stand rap nor hip-hop (i dont even know the difference), so yeah, i guess i havent given it an honest chance, so far there are 2 rappers/groups i like, those are Tupac Shakur and Beastie Boys
Rap has an advantage over other genres of music. Because they are not singing, rappers have a lot more room to fill in lyrics. Theoretically, rap should be poetry with interesting beats and sound effects behind it. As a genre, this is fine with me. However, rap has been saturated with talentless hacks that waste all of the oppurtunity for beauty of bitches, hos, guns, and money.
About one of those choices in the poll, if rap is a way to tell a story why don't these "artists" just write books then? But then again books about whores, money, shootings, and trying to make it in the world wouldn't be that good. By the way I grew up listening to rap so it's not like I've never given it a chance.
Then you need to listen to some NaS, Bun B, or some Tech N9neInvader Ezri post=18.71319.719818 said:
To me it's not about violence or shootings, it's whether or not they can express how they feel and life experiences clearly. NaS is able to tell stories through his songs. Not to mention whether the delivery of the lyrics and how the fit with the beats something that very few rappers can do.Audemas post=18.71319.719887 said:
Once again it shouldn't be the image or the "gangster" stuff you should be paying attention to it's the delivery, flow, and cleverness of the lyrics (besides most rappers are faking the gangster stuff anyway)
This.Eggo post=18.71319.719938 said:
I find that most of the people who have directed disdain towards Hip-hop and Rap usually do so because they've heard one or two songs on the radio or MTV and use that small amount of data to make unfounded generalisations on the genre. It's like listening to a few Metal bands and then claiming that all Metal is just a bunch of guys with long hair playing drop D power chords and pounding on trash can lids. You can dislike the genre because of the style but don't attempt to define what it is when you don't give it a chance.