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Originally Posted by Adraen
For the past few days, I've been arguing with people on 9gag who disses Hip-Hop and Pop artists. I don't enjoy listening to all of the artists insulted.
Their arguments always contain a very common thing :
"Those artists don't have talent."
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Originally Posted by charkoustic
"Talent" is subjective. You have some who are extremely precise on the instrument they play, but there may not be any life to their performance. And then someone who's not as technically proficient but has that certain something that grabs your ear and doesn't let go.
But I would argue that you have to at least have a baseline proficiency in what you play, be it a guitar, piano or a voice to at least have a chance of grabbing that person's attention.
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+1. What this person said ^^
With that said above, there are (to my musician ears) more "hacks" associated with rap and hip-hop than with bands and singers and I think this is a popular consensus with many players (a lot of this is due to the fact that the rap industry puts a LOT of emphasis on hype and image that talent often takes a back seat)--
HOWEVER, this isnt to say there arent tons of crappy hack bands out there (because there are TONS!) and it also isnt saying that hip-hop doesnt have quality talented artists either....For example: early Eminem's flows are like listening to a poly rhythmic drummer. Your atypical rapper just cant walk up to a mic and cover it.......Flo Rida is going out of his way to be unique, often adding triplets in his flows as well as rapping over grooves that arent typical 4/4 (For example,"Spin My Head" is a 12/8 shuffle)....then there are guys like Tech N9ne and Busta Rhymes whose flows are just mind-boggling staggering (He blew my mind the first time I heard "Worldwide Choppers")....and there are plenty more to name, too
As far as pop artists? Like her or hate her, but Arianna Grande surprised me how well she really can sing...plus, I like the fact that she has a very wide vocal range and - often - her inflections are quite original instead of opting for the usual "Ooohs" and "Aahs". She's just one: there are plenty of pop artists I consider very talented
The most important thing is your topic question: "Do artists need talent to be enjoyed?" Everyday is proof that the answer is "No", and this is in ANY genre