Is rap considered music?

**Janszoon** · 12-12-2014, 09:44 PM

He was quoting someone else though, right?

**Frownland** · 12-12-2014, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

He was quoting someone else though, right?

I assumed he agreed with the point.

**Janszoon** · 12-12-2014, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

I assumed he agreed with the point.

I don't know know. I assumed he was just saying "See, here are some random internet people who think it isn't music."

DwnWthVwls · 12-12-2014, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Blanche_Minim

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Ask a rapper to "sing" any song, just once... The fact sadly is that rap is not music, but a mix of sounds, and already used beats. Any rapper you ask to actually "sing" any other song will fail miserably. The "talent" they have is not in their voice, but could be in their ability to mix like sounds, and contrasting sounds that people can dance to. It's not a real music, it's borrowed from others, and then strung together with lyrics. The whole idea of being a rapper is to "look the part" and act like a jerk I guess. How does the word "pimpin" become a good thing? Last I heard a pimp was a cowardly man who mentally, physically, and emotionally abuses women for HIS own profit. Seriously? That's cool? Get real.

I posted about this further back and deleted it but I'll try again. Here are 3 great examples of rappers who can sing. Live performances so you can't claim it's studio editing:

Aloe Blacc (the lyricist for the rap group Emanon). A new take on Michael Jackson's Billie Jean.

Krizz Kaliko.. he's kind of like the Cee Lo Green of hiphop. He's a choir boy from the south who hooked up with Tech N9ne. Starts at ~0:40.

Whitey Ford from the group Everlast performing their hit.

I think the problem is you don't know sh*t about artists in the industry outside of what the mainstream shoves down your throat. Keep being ignorant.

Zhanteimi · 12-12-2014, 10:21 PM

^Keep Being Ignorant would be a great title for a rap track.

The Batlord · 12-12-2014, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Does the fact that that song was actually written by Bob Dylan mean that Jimi Hendrix's version isn't considered music?

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Originally Posted by Frownland

He's already out because

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Black culture is ruining America and making our country look bad.

Actually I think that makes Hendrix's version is okay. Otherwise, if he'd written the lyrics it might be construed as negro culture.

Chula Vista · 12-12-2014, 10:40 PM

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I think the problem is you don't know sh*t about rap.

Abridged version.

(great post btw)

DeadChannel · 12-12-2014, 10:41 PM

I'm at a point where I've realized that this thread is actually just hilarious. Excuse me while I sit back and watch the hilarious antics of the op.

William_the_Bloody · 12-13-2014, 12:04 AM

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Rap is not in my Ipod. When I was in elementary school and high school, rap was popular. Back when I was a teenager, I listened to rap out of peer pressure, my observation is that it is just a person yapping, with a lousy voice projection, on a background track. The background track is considered music, but the person yapping is not. I don't know how Eminem became so popular, he is just yapping about his mom, trapped in a closet or something, with swear words added. I remember in high school, I would be listening to my favourite rock bands ex. Led Zeppelin, Jeff Beck in secret, as long as I don't get busted with the cool kids, because they are considered old fashioned, but those were the days.

Now in University I am listening to more fruitful music: Death Metal, Progressive Rock, Nu-Metal, Classic Rock, Jazz, Classical, Blues, 60's 70's 80's Pop, Film Music.

He he I am enjoying my Chrismas Break. It's snowy in Toronto right now.

Sigh another one of these I don't like this genre of music so I'm going to try to discredit it thread

If you don't like rap than take comfort in the fact that the genre has already peaked & is on the decline, just like punk, heavy metal, disco, new wave, classic rock, jazz, reggae, and every other musical genre that runs its cultural course.

If you don't like a genre of music than don't listen to it, who cares if its more popular than the ones you like.

I liked rap but I will never find another decade better than the 90's for that genre.

I liked heavy metal, but I will never find another decade better than the 80's for that genre.

Cultural isn't static & musical genres come and go like the wind, so don't sweat it.

DwnWthVwls · 12-13-2014, 12:14 AM

Peaked and on the decline? LOL

It's more popular than ever. Mainstream pop has adopted rap as a way to break up the constant singing and still include lyrics. Rap is at an all time high as far as I'm concerned. Maybe not in quality, but definitely in accessibility and mass appeal. Also, there is an entire underground culture of hip hop artists that can easily stand against the best rappers of the 80s/90s, whether it's lyrical content, rhyme schemes, wordplay, story telling, or live performances.

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