Crap and Rap are only a letter away

[Rye]

This forum needs more anti-rap rants. :)

Seriously. It's the worst form of music, if you can even call it that. Rappers are nothing more than poets, and sometimes they're not even good at that, because some don't even write their own raps and most just write crap like "Oooh, I wants to spread dat girrrrl like jelly, ooooh mofo I chill with Nelly." (That's not an actual rap line, I just thought that up, but seriously, that's what exactly what they write.)

The music to the rap is awful. The only rap artist who I can stand is Eminem, some of his raps aren't so bad as he actual talks about REAL things and not some girls' ass. Plus, the music to his songs aren't that bad. It's pathetic really, when you look at extremely popular songs like Drop It Like It's Hot by Snoop Dogg. What is the music. Tongue clicking and a computer made beat by some guy who probably gets no credit for it. And that's the crap that kids eat up, by the spoonful.

If the rap is not full of talk about being pistol whipped (Mmmmm, pistol whip...) and his 20 bitches and ho's, then it's highly religious garbage than makes me want to fall down a well. Religious rappers make me cry.

"Ooooh, who's in da house? JCs in da house! Jesus Christ is in da HOUSE! Word to your Mary!" (THAT is an actual rap song I was subjected to listen to. Except for the "Word to your Mary" part.)

Then you get shmucks like 50 Cent who are just arrogant jerks and are loved for it. Or people like Little John who got famous for carrying around a golden "crunk" cup and growling only "YEAH? WHAT?!? YEEEEAH?! AAAAALRIIIIGHT!" in random songs like Scooby Doo.

Let's list other reasons why rap sucks so bad. :)

[crashNUMBERS]

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[Del Murder]

I think it takes a great deal of skill to be a rapper, moreso than singing. Have you ever heard someone freestyle? It's amazing.

I don't like most of the rap that hits the airwaves, but I do like eminem and some old stuff.

[MecaKane]

Seriously. It's the worst form of music, if you can even call it that. Rappers are nothing more than poets,
How's that different from ANY lead singer in a band, who doesn't happen to play an instrument?



The music to the rap is awful. The only rap artist who I can stand is Eminem, some of his raps aren't so bad as he actual talks about REAL things and not some girls' ass. Plus, the music to his songs aren't that bad.
He, like most rappers, borrow a lot of their beats from other songs. Also his new song is titled "ass like that"




If the rap is not full of talk about being pistol whipped (Mmmmm, pistol whip...) and his 20 bitches and ho's, then it's highly religious garbage than makes me want to fall down a well. Religious rappers make me cry.
Heaven forbid anyone should talk about anything other than angsty teenage crap.


Then you get shmucks like 50 Cent who are just arrogant jerks and are loved for it.
50 Cent is a whore, and the only reason anyone gave him a chance is because he's attached to Eminem, who's got to be 1000 times more arrogant than 50 Cent, he waged war on Limp Bizkit because thier turntables guy said that while eminem was <i>a better rapper than Everlast,</i> Everlast would probably whoop him in a fight. Oh and also 50 cent got shot a bunch of times, to go back to his topic.

Yes, there are talentless whores, namly eminem and 50cent, becoming popular for no reason but that doesn't mean the rest of it is <img src="/xxx.gif"><img src="/xxx.gif"><img src="/xxx.gif"><img src="/xxx.gif">. I don't hate punk music because of losers like Good Charlotte and Simple Plan, or the recent trend of only whiney bitch songs getting any play. Why should it be any different for rap?

Also, I thought Crash made this thread, at first, so I thought of saying "Crash is one letter away from Trash." but now I can't.

[crashNUMBERS]

Just so you know not all raps are about girls asses. I can name a load if you want me to...

[Rye]

I think it takes a great deal of skill to be a rapper, moreso than singing. Have you ever heard someone freestyle? It's amazing.

I don't like most of the rap that hits the airwaves, but I do like eminem and some old stuff.

That's where I get the poetry part from. I think singing is harder, but it is pretty hard to come up with good stuff really fast, it's like fast paced poetry and I can respect people who can do that. I'm talking more about mainstream rap, the type you hear on the radio.

[krissy]

Let's list other reasons why rap sucks so bad. :)



there are artists within the genre that make it seem like it is an abomination

the same can be said for rock, alternative, folk, country, electronica, video game music, and soft pop

rye, if your favorite rapper is eminem then you have only been subjected to crap rap. i can agree that he has lyrical skill but there is better (c)rap out there. i have to agree with you how kids eat up dumb crap. but same with other genres. whoever thought smiple plan would be a good idea had something up their arse at the time.

it's become so commercialized that you can say some rap can be clasified under hip pop (get it? pop? hop? yeaaah!), but it also happens in other genres.

i really don't think rap is bad as a music genre, but the style of what currently is pop rap is bad. it's definitely not the worst genre out there.
trust me, because i have waded knee deep through noise, and <i> noise </i> is an actual genre, which i think some people would really dislike but it became an experiment in ambience to me. digressing, tho, you're entitled to your opinion, and i am to mine.


PRE-edit: ok apparently i can't type fast enough. if you're just talkin about pop rap then i can't find anything nice in there either.

[escobert]

Seriously. It's the worst form of music, if you can even call it that. Rappers are nothing more than poets,
How's that different from ANY lead singer in a band, who doesn't happen to play an instrument?



The music to the rap is awful. The only rap artist who I can stand is Eminem, some of his raps aren't so bad as he actual talks about REAL things and not some girls' ass. Plus, the music to his songs aren't that bad.
He, like most rappers, borrow a lot of their beats from other songs. Also his new song is titled "ass like that"




If the rap is not full of talk about being pistol whipped (Mmmmm, pistol whip...) and his 20 bitches and ho's, then it's highly religious garbage than makes me want to fall down a well. Religious rappers make me cry.
Heaven forbid anyone should talk about anything other than angsty teenage crap.


Then you get shmucks like 50 Cent who are just arrogant jerks and are loved for it.
50 Cent is a whore, and the only reason anyone gave him a chance is because he's attached to Eminem, who's got to be 1000 times more arrogant than 50 Cent, he waged war on Limp Bizkit because thier turntables guy said that while eminem was <i>a better rapper than Everlast,</i> Everlast would probably whoop him in a fight. Oh and also 50 cent got shot a bunch of times, to go back to his topic.

Yes, there are talentless whores, namly eminem and 50cent, becoming popular for no reason but that doesn't mean the rest of it is <img src="/xxx.gif"><img src="/xxx.gif"><img src="/xxx.gif"><img src="/xxx.gif">. I don't hate punk music because of losers like Good Charlotte and Simple Plan, or the recent trend of only whiney bitch songs getting any play. Why should it be any different for rap?

Also, I thought Crash made this thread, at first, so I thought of saying "Crash is one letter away from Trash." but now I can't.
My god.... I agree with Kane :eek:

[Del Murder]

That's where I get the poetry part from. I think singing is harder, but it is pretty hard to come up with good stuff really fast, it's like fast paced poetry and I can respect people who can do that. I'm talking more about mainstream rap, the type you hear on the radio.
Oh ok, I only listen to the classic rock station.

[eestlinc]

it's not rap that sucks, it's pop culture.

[Yamaneko]

Crock and Rock are only a letter away too!

[Shoeberto]

Yeah, there's a big issue of broad, sweeping generalization in the premise of this thread. I'll admit, the deepest I've gone into underground rappers is MC Chris, and MC does talk about those things on occasion, but his nerdcore homages make up for it in almost all of his songs. If you want to target specific rappers, go ahead, but don't go straight to one genre. It'd be like saying that I hate all rock and roll because I think Evanescance sucks.

[Hroth]

Yeah ok whatever. Rappers being poets is good, the one thing is that they're bad poets. They don't do poetry that is meaningful or that has any type of emotion. They make gun and fun rhyme and call it gangsta. I'm sorry but poetry is not about that <img src="/xxx.gif"><img src="/xxx.gif"><img src="/xxx.gif"><img src="/xxx.gif">. What happened to real rap? In Tupac's time it was street poetry, the real thing, all it is now is an easy way to make money, case and point: Chingy, Nelly and all those other idiots. I'm sorry but Balla Baby isn't poetry, neither is saying Hurr instead of here. It's just plain redneck slang. Rap is worthless, it has nothing musical in it and shouldn't be listened to by anyone. Unfortunately, that is the trend right now, so everyone listens to it and until it won't be a trend anymore, only a few people will listen to it. We gotta live with rap as we have to live with Simple Plan and The Cure and all those other bands that sound the same and that talk about how their life sucked 15 YEARS AGO! Who prey on youth's problems in order to make money, WHO PUT OUT <img src="/xxx.gif"><img src="/xxx.gif"><img src="/xxx.gif"><img src="/xxx.gif">TY MUSIC THAT HAS NOTHING MUSICAL OR RELEVANT AND USE OUR YOUTH! Down with bad music, down with things that pass as music. Music is a beautiful form of art, not a toy, not a passtime, not a career. Music is an experience. You have to understand music in order to make meaningful or even to make ACTUAL music. I like rock, it doesn't mean I like everyone in rock, it doesn't mean I approve of all artists and their theology. I like classical music, doesn't mean I like it all either. It mostly depends on the musician, and I clearly say musician because people who are singers sing, they don't make music, they sing. Somewhat contradictory you might think but completely relevant and clear in my mind. If you want to listen to MUSIC, listen to bands like Tool, A Perfect Circle and the most popular one Evanescence. As stupid as you might think Evanescence is, you are totally wrong. Emotion is the key in Evanescence, Amy Lee is an incredible musician, the music actually means something. Nirvana is good also, the Tea Party aren't bad. They're all bands that knew the meaning of music. Get to know the meaning too you guys.

[Cuchulainn]

If you don't like hip hop, don't effing in listen to it. You don't need to go on some preteen rant about it in a thread. I don't like a lot of non-life affecting things but unless someone mentions it I don't start a thread about it. Real hip hop is arguably the rawest & most honest expression you are ever likely to hear in a musical genre. If you can't get your head around the chart aimed pop aspect or just can't get over the fact it isn't talentless-but-catchy-feel-good pop sh*t, I reiterate, Don't listen to it. Tnhere are times when you should voice your distaste in things, important things, but there are times when you can & should just move on.

[escobert]

Well maybe I find Nas to be real music where as I find A Perfect Circle and Tool crap. So what if I like rap? If you don't like it don't listen to it.

[crashNUMBERS]

Excactly. Why listen to something you dont like...

[DMKA]

I think Country is the worst personally...for my own personal reasons that I won't state here (because it will probably offend a few people) I listen to almost no rap really, however, I like what Rap is...I think it's interesting...no wait, I think it's brilliant.

Of course, the bulk of rap is sad (stuff like Nelly, Jay Z, 50 Cent, ect.)...just like the bulk of pop, and rock, and well...everything else signed by major record labels currently. Not to say it's all crap (I hate when people say any music now is crap when they haven't even listened to it)...but I dunno.

I fail to see the point in being "anti" a music genre though...why not just...not listen to it? That's what I do with country instead of torturing myself with it to the point of making threads about how horrible it is. o_O

No matter what music you listen to, you can't win, because someone always has to be like...this about it. Always. It makes me sad. I wish people could just leave other people and their music alone. :(

[Psychotic]

To be fair, it's hard NOT to listen to rap. Turn on the TV or radio, and it's there. Go into a record shop...guess what's playing. At my college all I need do is walk past the common room and I hear rap or worse, bhangra, blaring out. Even good ol' video games have rap in them these days *cough*San Andreas*cough*

I don't really like rap, but if other people want to listen to it, it's not my concern.

[The Unknown Guru]

I also DESPISE almost all forms of rap. Old school is okay, though.

Plus, i heard a censored Eminem song on the radio once and it was actually pretty amusing.

[Raven Nox]

I don't like Rap either, and I do think the rap on the radio is unoringal and shouldn't be called music. It used to be ok, but I find heavy metal much better, after listeining to good metal, rap is nothing. There is a rap song I know that people listein to with the ice cream man song. O.O ok...

Rap wouldn't be so bad if they stuff they had had more thought out though. I do admit that not all metal songs are oringal, but more often then not, they're more oringal then rap songs.

[eestlinc]

too many people seem to define music as "that to which I like to listen".

[Hroth]

Well you exactly got my point Psychotic. There's nothing I can do without being pummeled with sub-par rap that is broadcasted all over the air all the time. If underground rap is good then why don't they broadcast it? They don't have as much money or whatever but it's the musical value of things, not the money that counts. Yet again all idiots buy 50 Cent records and he makes millions out of it and were stuck listening to rap and not liking it. I don't mind rap perse, I listen to Tupac after all, the thing I hate is the values that is passes on nowadays, and the fact that it is so popular for no actual reason. Broadcast rap that makes sense and I will like it.

[Raven Nox]

too many people seem to define music as "that to which I like to listen".

Actually, rap is the only genre that I think is on the verge of not being music, I hate country, but I call it music anyway, because that's what it is. But I hate having rap called music for some reason, it just annoys me, I know it shouldn't, but it does. The reason for that is probably since I have people playing it around me so often. If they didn't play it so much, I wouldn't care. I tend to take a CD player where ever I go anyway, so now, when I hear rap, I turn it on, but before, it was annoying. I mean, I don't care if that's what they want to listein to, just along as they can kindly keep it down and not blast it every where I go.

[escobert]

Must I post this song: Nas "I can" off his God's Son album:
I know I can (I know I can)
Be what I want a be (be what I want a be)
If I work hard at it (If I work hard at it)
I'll be where I want a be (I'll be where I want a be)

[Nas]
Be, B-Boys and girls, listen up
You can be anything in the world, in God we trust
An architect, doctor, maybe an actress
But nothing comes easy it takes much practice
Like, I met a woman who's becoming a star
She was very beautiful, leaving people in awe
Singing songs, Lina Horn, but the younger version
Hung with the wrong person
got her strung on that heroin
cocaine sniffing up drugs all in her nose...
Coulda died, so young, now looks ugly and old
No fun cause now when she reaches for hugs people hold they breath
Cause she smells of corrosion and death
Watch the company you keep and the crowd you bring
Cause they came to do drugs and you came to sing
So if you gonna be the best, I'm a tell you how,
Put your hands in the air, and take a vow

[Chorus - 2x (Nas and Kids)]
I know I can (I know I can)
Be what I want a be (be what I want a be)
If I work hard at it (If I work hard at it)
I'll be where I want a be (I'll be where I want a be)

[Nas]
Be, B-Boys and girls, listen again
This is for grown looking girls who's only ten
The ones who watch videos and do what they see
As cute as can be, up in the club with fake ID
Careful, 'fore you meet a man with HIV
You can host the TV like Oprah Winfrey
Whatever you decide, be careful, some men be
Rapists, so act your age, don't pretend to be
Older than you are, give yourself time to grow
You thinking he can give you wealth, but so
Young boys, you can use a lot of help, you know
You thinking life's all about smoking weed and ice
You don't want a be my age and can't read and write
Begging different women for a place to sleep at night
Smart boys turn to men and do whatever they wish
If you believe you can achieve, then say it like this

[Chorus]

[Nas]
Be, be, 'fore we came to this country
We were kings and queens, never porch monkeys
It was empires in Africa called Kush
Timbuktu, where every race came to get books
To learn from black teachers who taught Greeks and Romans
Asian, Arabs and gave them gold when
Gold was converted to money it all changed
Money then became empowerment for Europeans
The Persian military invaded
They heard about the gold, the teachings, and everything sacred
Africa was almost robbed naked
Slavery was money, so they began making slave ships
Egypt was the place that Alexander the Great went
He was so shocked at the mountains with black faces
Shot off they nose to impose what basically
Still goes on today, you see?
If the truth is told, the youth can grow
Then learn to survive until they gain control
Nobody says you have to be gangstas, hoes
Read more learn more, change the globe
Ghetto children, do your thing
Hold your head up, little man, you're a king
Young Princess when you get your wedding ring
Your man is saying "She's my queen"

[Chorus]

ow owww owww 6x more

Save the music y'all, save the music y'all
Save the music y'all, save the music y'all
Save the music

[DMKA]

too many people seem to define music as "that to which I like to listen".
Too, too true.

[eestlinc]

I live in Atlanta, home of a lot of rap artists, and I live downtown, yet I still am not inundated by rap music.

If something annoys you so much, maybe you should reconsider why it annoys you and find a way to appreciate it. Learn to take something you hate and find beauty in it. You'll be a lot happier. And if that fails, just learn to tune it out. Just like we learn to tune out the whining.

[Raven Nox]

I do tune it out, I just wanted to get my feeling on rap out, just once, as I never talk about it. I'll shut up now, I hate to whine.

[Lon611]

before i make any argument, i would like to kno what Rye's personal favorite music genre and/or band/artist are. and also why they're so much better than rap/hip hop

[Meat Puppet]

"Crap" is the word used to describe the fusion of Country and rap. Get it?

[eestlinc]

that would be awesome!

[Necronopticous]

Rye, I feel pretty much the same way as you about the sample of Rap and Hip Hop music you seem to be familiar with. I personally think you would have a different opinion of the genres as a whole if you heard some artists that are making music for the sake of music rather than big rims on their cars and doing hoes doggystyle. My suggestions would be to listen to Prefuse 73 and perhaps Blackalicious. If you stay open minded I honestly think you might change your opinion; not on popular rap however, which is very much crap in my opinion as well.

[Shlup]

I like rap that's about something interesting. Like Boba Fett. :D

Where I live there's an equal ratio of black and whites, and rap is a pretty common thing to hear when walking around campus. Several times a day someone drives by my apartment with the bass up loud enough to shake the pictures on my wall. That's what bugs me about rap more than anyone else, the idea that it ain't good it it ain't loud enough to hurt somebody!

Damn kids.

[Erdrick Holmes]

Yeah, rap does suck. All it is is some dude on a mic going "bling bling kill people, bitch ho blunt bling"

[Kirobaito]

I'm quite happy to agree with every word you just typed, Rye.

[Agent Proto]

I don't agree with it.

Anyway, while you may not consider rap music, it is, such like Country, rythm and blues, rock and roll, and pop is.

Here is the definition of music according to dictionary.com



mu·sic Audio pronunciation of "music" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (myzk)
n.

1. The art of arranging sounds in time so as to produce a continuous, unified, and evocative composition, as through melody, harmony, rhythm, and timbre.
Believe it or not, rap is a composition of spoken words that often have some rhythm and harmony. If you listen closely to some rap, you'll hear that the words spoken do have some rhythm going on.

Here's the rest of the definition of music


2. Vocal or instrumental sounds possessing a degree of melody, harmony, or rhythm.
3.
1. A musical composition.
2. The written or printed score for such a composition.
3. Such scores considered as a group: We keep our music in a stack near the piano.
4. A musical accompaniment.
5. A particular category or kind of music.
6. An aesthetically pleasing or harmonious sound or combination of sounds: the music of the wind in the pine
So, yes, rap is considered music, it's just different from other genres of music. What makes rap different and unique is that the rapper uses the beats of the music, whether it is instrumental or some other form, to make a rhythm of sort with the words.

Also, I will agree that most mainstream rappers are crap, but rap music is rather brilliant. As some would say, hate the players, not the game.

Also, I may not like genre of country music, but I do appreciate it, because it's different from other genres of music. I will listen to country, but it's not my prefered choice of music I would immediately want to listen.

[Erdrick Holmes]

Of course... don't ever call it "crap music". That's the only joke moms ever have, and they can pretty much keep it for all I care.

[tomamar04]

Rap can't be crap. Think about it, rap sells millions of records, so that must mean millions of people like it. They can't all be wrong.

[Shlup]

They are all wrong.

[*ETERNAL FANTASY*]

Yeah, rap does suck. All it is is some dude on a mic going "bling bling kill people, bitch ho blunt bling"

Your quick to generalise, yeah theres songs and people that are like that but direct that to SPECIFIC people not the whole genre in general! Listen to ols-school stuff or just tune out...

And NO Rye theres too much bashing of rap music in this forum, Even Dingo..(something? sorry mate!) made a thread about rap bashing seriously, Opinion appreciated but there is nothing more annoying someone trying to get attention and using "im voicing my opinion" card, if you dont like it listen what everyone said and dont listen to it, it cant be any simpler! Sorry to go out on you but its to the point where i hear all this and im thinkin "i get it already, you dont like it, can we all get over it now!?"

Besides i dont really listen to rap thats all about hoes and bling bling, Thinking selfishly now if i cant really relate or connect to it n all i dont really listen to it much lol! I mean thats what music is partly all about right?, finding something that express or that u can relate to you, I find rap easy to relate to so its kinda hard to read all the stuff u wrote if u think it all comes down to what u say it is....

ok im done rambling lol :D

[Dreddz]

You dont have to rant about not liking rap
Both Rock and Rap are different types of music and its personal taste
I think Rock is a load of noise with no talent at all
While Rap takes skill
And if people refer rap to eminem or Ja Rule then I can understand the hate for it as those lot are crap !

[Rye]

before i make any argument, i would like to kno what Rye's personal favorite music genre and/or band/artist are. and also why they're so much better than rap/hip hop

I have many favourites. All of my favourites fall under rock or alternative. I also like pop a lot too, but only talented singers of the pop category, or the type who may not be awesome singers but can play the guitar/piano and write their own lyrics and music like Vanessa Carlton. I like classic music too. And my favourite bands/artists are Evanescence, System of a Down, A Perfect Circle, Tori Amos, Christina Aguilera, Nightwish, Franz Ferdinand, The Killers, My Chemical Romance, etc. I know I'm going to be a lot of new band comments on this, but all of those bands/artists have things I think are important, like good singers, as I find good singers to be extremely respectful as I want to do something with singing one day. They write their own music. And I think their music is beautiful and inspiring. I don't think rock is just a big bunch of noise at all, unless you listen to those bands who are on Uranium on Fuse who basically just do death metal screams.

And like people said, it's not like I have a choice not to listen to it. It's shoved in my face. For someone who likes music as much as I do, it's painful to turn on the radio and find nothing because EVERY station has it on it.

Even on Fuse, which is supposedly a very rock TV channel with just rock videos, 50 Cent creeps into. So I can't escape it.

And sorry to have offended you Crash, I was just expressing my opinion. I wasn't lashing out at rap fans, more at the people who make rap. And I don't consider this thread whining either.

[Loony BoB]

Can everyone keep in mind that this topic is not about "rap", not "Rye's opinion of rap". So feel free to debate stuff, but keep in mind that everyone is entitled to their own opinion. I don't go around insulting people because their tastes are different to mine. Some people don't like seafood because their taste buds just happen to not appreciate it - same goes for your mind and music. Some people like some music, some people don't. Don't knock people because they have an opinion. *edits/deletes a few posts at the start of the thread*

I like some rap. Eminem and Fresh Prince are two rap artists I quite enjoy, but there aren't many overall. Oh, The Streets. :D Mwahaha.

Rap is in all kinds of music these days, too. Pop music is full of it. TLC, for example, have a lot of raps in their music. Nobody complains about them (at least not that I know of). It's the music itself that bores me. Rap music in general tends to be very dull, and the voices of a lot of rap artists these days are lacking emotion and are just basically... blurting out lyrics. Eminem and Fresh Prince appeal to me because they actually use their voices. You can't say the same for people like 50 Cent, so I don't really like them. Boring crap in my opinion. But hey, if that's your bag, so be it.

[Jack]

I will agree to one thing and that is that Rap and "RnB" on the radio is piss-poor. And that many radio stations are drowned in the stuff. The loose interpretation of RnB makes me upset because anything by a black artist is now RnB. Anything invloving a rap is RnB. Hell, even Joss Stone is RnB now. And the image is shocking, with the glamourised bling bling and booties and pimps and hos.
However, that's comercialised Rap and while I appreciate the ability to Rap is A SKILL, I don't like it necessarilly.

[crashNUMBERS]

One question. Why start a topic on "I hate rap"?? Yes you are entitled to your oppinion but there are fans out there. And Bert, Not only is that a great song its one proof that all rappers dont rap about girls asses. The only rappers I really know that do that a lot are lil john, the east side boys, and the yin yang twins...

[Zeldy]

You cant spell Crap without Rap.
But this topic is just asking for arguements =S

[ughhis]

I don't like genres; I like songs and artists.

John Lennon - Oh Yoko!
John Lennon - Imagine
Looptroop - Fruits of Babylon [ swedish hiphop ]

John Williams work on the music of Star Wars etc. etc.
At the moment I'm a raving Star Wars/John Lennon fan. Because of Revenge of the Sith and a documentary ("Imagine") about John Lennon. *happy*

Oh, what I'm trying to say is; I like music that I happen to like [feeling all gummy of a feeling some song gives me that can be tagged on to something in my memory/line of thinking, or something I feel is just good], and respect good music of all genres.

But I do agree about most of the blingy radio/tv stuff being just plain bad.

[SomethingBig]

Considering the fact that the only real instrument that's ever heard in rap is the drums and also the fact that the same bass and snare beat is universal in the world of rap, I don't regard it as an actual genre of music.

[Zeldy]

Considering the fact that the only real instrument that's ever heard in rap is the drums and also the fact that the same bass and snare beat is universal in the world of rap, I don't regard it as an actual genre of music.

yeh your right, Its just talking, Ugly talking!
Most of them have awful voices.
The Worst rap song ive ever heard was a song called "Number one hit"(?)
It this one sound effect ALL THE WAY THROUGH.
the Video was like Austin Powers style..

[Blackmageboi]

yeh your right, Its just talking, Ugly talking!

rap really doesn't sound like music to me either just talking quickly with a tune in the background
easy solution: i don't listen to it anymore! simple

[FallenSilence]

Rap, in any way, shape or form (except rap rock, that's tolerable) is braindeath, in my opinion.

[Rusty]

Everyone has their own choice in music. I love rap, it's one of the main genre's of music I listen to. I respect that other people have different tastes in music, I don't expect everyone to like rap and I know they don't. I think people should just realise that everyone has their own opinion and taste, for example, I don't really like alternative music, but I won't go around bashing it in general because tomorrow I could listen to a song in that genre and end up liking it.

In the end, everyone just has their own taste in music and that's that.

[Resha]

xD They are only a letter away; that's true whatever else isn't. Sometimes rap does get a bit samey and annoying, yes, but I don't have anything against it. Sometimes...yesh indeedy! Sometimes it can be quite nice and dancy-to. And honestly; it takes a lot of skill to be able to rap in my opinion....it's so hard! :(

[tomamar04]

Rap, in any way, shape or form (except rap rock, that's tolerable) is braindeath, in my opinion.

Rap rock is worse than rap on it's own!

[Zeldy]

Rap, in any way, shape or form (except rap rock, that's tolerable) is braindeath, in my opinion.

Rap rock is worse than rap on it's own!
....
I dont listen to a bit of Rap rock..who told you that!? :shifty:
>_< The Rasmus used to sing like that, they USED to, now there all rock baby

[Chris]

I don't like rap - but rappers do have my fullest respect for what they're doing. Rappers work hard to satatisfy their fans (just like rock, pop and grunge singers). You should respect people for doing such hard work; that doesn't mean you have to like what they're doing. ;)

[Shoden]

Eminems a good artiast with a few good songs

50 cent is an idiot who used Poor Marshall to get to the top
i only like Eminem in the whole world of hip hop and his band D12

he has good songs funy songs nice sings a variety

you have to admit the video to Just Lose it is enough to make you drop ROFL
i live in an area of chavs so theres gotta be alot of rap clubs gah ppl put New monkey on in the streets and urgh i feel like killing someone

[Rye]

One question. Why start a topic on "I hate rap"?? Yes you are entitled to your oppinion but there are fans out there. And Bert, Not only is that a great song its one proof that all rappers dont rap about girls asses. The only rappers I really know that do that a lot are lil john, the east side boys, and the yin yang twins...

There are fans of pretty much everything, so if you say you dislike something in a public forum, there will always be someone who disagrees.

And I hope I don't give off one of those "I only listen to one type of music" music nazi vibes. I listen to a lot of things. I think the Black Eyed Peas are pretty cool, nothing amazing, but they have rap in it, but I like it. Same for Outkast. But they make fun music.

[nik0tine]

it's not rap that sucks, it's pop culture.
Nothing else needs to be said.


Well, except for the fact that "Rap" and "Rape" are only a letter away.

[Erdrick Holmes]

Anybody can be a rapper. They just need to have a kindergarten education and can swear.

[MecaKane]

Considering the fact that the only real instrument that's ever heard in rap is the drums and also the fact that the same bass and snare beat is universal in the world of rap
*buzz* Wrong.

[Perducci]

Oh and also 50 cent got shot a bunch of times, to go back to his topic.

50 Cent didn't get shot, yo. Least you can't see the bullet wounds and crap. And didn't he say he got shot in one side of the mouth and it came through the other side?

Hmm. It would have been cool if he did get shot, though. In the brain.

[escobert]

Considering the fact that the only real instrument that's ever heard in rap is the drums and also the fact that the same bass and snare beat is universal in the world of rap, I don't regard it as an actual genre of music.
Nas uses pianos, violens and many others in his songs.

[Zeldy]

Eminems a good artiast with a few good songs

50 cent is an idiot who used Poor Marshall to get to the top
i only like Eminem in the whole world of hip hop and his band D12

he has good songs funy songs nice sings a variety

you have to admit the video to Just Lose it is enough to make you drop ROFL
i live in an area of chavs so theres gotta be alot of rap clubs gah ppl put New monkey on in the streets and urgh i feel like killing someone

Yes! i Always look forward to Eminems Song Videos :D

[Dreddz]

Anybody can be a rapper. They just need to have a kindergarten education and can swear.

Yea, anybody can become a rocker
All they need is no shampoo and lungs

[Hroth]

I tell ya, I even like Ludacris a little. The best thing about him is that he doesn't take himself seriously, he raps about random stuff and makes it even sound funny sometimes. The thing I absolutely hate is those rappers that go around saying <img src="/xxx.gif"><img src="/xxx.gif"><img src="/xxx.gif"><img src="/xxx.gif"> like gangsta life is for real, fuck with me and ill kill you cause i got my click and what not, just a bunch of <img src="/xxx.gif"><img src="/xxx.gif"><img src="/xxx.gif"><img src="/xxx.gif"> like that. That is sort of what I meant by "what they say", the subject of their raps. Kanye West isn't bad, he doesn't make <img src="/xxx.gif"><img src="/xxx.gif"><img src="/xxx.gif"><img src="/xxx.gif">ty ass songs about shooting you in teh head and chocking your mom. Rap isn't actual music but some people just know how to work it to make it interesting, thats it.

[CloudSquallandZidane]

I think it takes a great deal of skill to be a rapper, moreso than singing. Have you ever heard someone freestyle? It's amazing.

I don't like most of the rap that hits the airwaves, but I do like eminem and some old stuff.


Couldnt have said it better.

[JunotDe]

Mainstream music is for poopy heads

[SomethingBig]

Nas uses pianos, violens and many others in his songs.
Dag, forgot about Nas. I absolutely hate the majority of new mainstream rap (late 90's to now), but I loved old rap.

[Shoden]

Just Lose it!


Eminem has had alot of good titles

Have you people heard proper great RAP music or Hip Hop? Eminem and D12 are the only ones i like because they dont spam with Sexual matters in dideos and lyrics 100% of the time

[krissy]

i have never before in my life experienced someone using the word spam to describe filling up lyrics

[escobert]

Nas uses pianos, violens and many others in his songs.
Dag, forgot about Nas. I absolutely hate the majority of new mainstream rap (late 90's to now), but I loved old rap.
Nas came out in the early 90's :rolleyes2

[DMKA]

Everyone says "oh rap sux it's all about teh OMG BLING BLING BITCHES HOES DUBS YO!" but then, you could say all country is "GOD USA GOD LOVE BESS AMERICA I LOVE MY DEAD DOG AND SHE THINGS THE TRACTOR IS SEXY" or about rock/alternative/Evanescence all being "OMG HATE HATE SELF ANGST DIE NO ONE LIKES ME I AM LONELY THE WORLD IS HORRIBLE!!1"...

...but all that really does is makes you look dumb and make the music your bashing look not so bad because the bashing is coming from someone who now looks dumb. :D

[Casey]

Ever listen to Sage Francis, Mos Def, Common, Blue Scholars, CasOne, Robbery Runamuk, Cypress Hill, N.E.R.D., Black Eyed Peas, The Roots, The Fugees, etc. They all have instrumentals, and lyric wise it's all good.

Rap/ Hip Hop is easier to dance to then rock. If you try checking out the stuff besides the ones Ive listed, like not so mainstream artists they are actually pretty good. I agree that 50 cent sucks, Lloyd Banks, etc. I really hate rap that degrades woman, and just talks about stupid stuff.

Sage Francis isn't wildely known. Heres a sample of his music,

http://sagefrancis.net/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=74&func=download&filecatid=11

www.sagefrancis.net

If you dont like it, then dont listen to it. Plain and simple. :)

[Armisael]

I have to say that i don't like rap music that much..In fact if it wasn't Eminem i wouldn't care..

[Matth]

The only rappers I like are the french band from Marseille : "I AM". They're one of the few french groups who don't spend their time singing "fu... the police", "I'm a badboy, if you talk to me I'll waste your face" or "drug is cool"... :mad:

[Destai]

LOOK HOW CLEVER AND CORRECT I AM: Seriously, anyone who says *random music genre* sucks is being really stupid. There is no law of music and there will never be a music genre that appeals to everyone. (Well unless we make contact with some highly advanced aliens who have these special sonars which work like drugs because humans find them pleasnat and theyed have laser guns and theyd all have evangelions and omg yes....) I always thought I hated Eminem but I really enjoy the lyrics to his serious songs which are entertaining to read and the catchy beat is just like a bonus to me. other artists will focus on the beat whie Eminem is more concerned with passing his message along but to each his own. Rapping is an amazing talent and free styling shows alot of intelligence(well wit and quick thinking) if you ask me

[GooeyToast]

I don't like rap much at all. I think the main reason why is because nowadays on TV and radio, you hear all these rap songs that deal with the same issues of "ghetto life" and a bunch of other sexual topics I don't feel like discussing here. It seems that the basic message of mainstream rap is "dress like us, talk like us, act like us.' I find that to be INCREDIBLY annoying.

I see a lot of people nowadys in my school and neighborhood who try to act like people like 50 Cent. I find that shameful. Why would you want to be a fugitive outlaw who shoots people and lives a hard life in the ghetto? Is that really somehing to aspire for?

Sure, I hear everybody here when they say that rap is an art form. I agree, to an extent. It all really depends on who your talking about. Really it's all divided into 2 categories: good rap, and bad rap. I guess the same could be said about all music types. The only thing is, nowadys rap is more popular than ever, and it doesn't show any signs of slowing down. I mean, just look at fast-food joint commercials. I see rap influenced ads EVERYWHERE on TV. It's funny too because McDonalds used to be all about happy things like family and love, and now it's all about rap and hanging out with my homz. I just wish if they were going to promote rap in such a way, that it at least be the good rap and not this other crap.

I can respect those who freestyle though, because that does take a lot of skill. Hell, i know i could never do that. But, these people who have months to write lyrics and come out with an edn product of "Yeah, uh huh, that's right' lyrics, don't seem to be really showing their true potential. Just look at P Diddy. He took "Every breath You Take" by The Police and redid the exact same song except with a couple "Uh huhs" and "Oh yeahs" over the melody. That's not original.

So it's not that I don't like rap, it's just that I don't like all the same kinds of rap shoved in my face over and over again. I even have to listen to it on my bus, which is why I whip out my CD player and try to zone it out. But it's sad that though when I'm trying to sleep at 11:00 at night and some guy comes rolling down my street with his bass cranked up listening to music. I mean, is it that hard to turn it down?

I like those rappers who try to be unique (like Eminem, Nes, and Ludacris) and I know that a lot of rock bands sound exactly the same (Green Day, Good Charlotte, Switchfoot), I guess people just need to not worry about that and just continue listening to their own types of music, no matter how much it is continually pushed in our face. It seems nowadays people are just following whatever everyone else says is good, and not looking for what actually is. I guess it's always gonna be that way though, so there's really no use bitching about it. I may not like it, but I'm not gonna start a mass-rebellion. Even if I wanted to, I'd probably get my ass whooped. :D

I do hope that one day people will sit back and ask themselves "Do i really wanna be like this? A person who aspires to be a lawbreaker? Is that my future?" and realize that that is not the way to go, no matter how long that may take. Props though to all those people who know that they don't want to be like that. That they want to be succesful, because really, don't we all?

Sorry for posting this long-ass reply. Just wanted to share my opinion. :D

[Hroth]

I'm glad someone is as smart as I am here :P. I didn't read all of your post 'cause i'm not in much of a reading mood but I read the first paragraph and loved it. I saw your picture too, Donnie Darko? Quite nice! Really, people who think rap is "the <img src="/xxx.gif"><img src="/xxx.gif"><img src="/xxx.gif"><img src="/xxx.gif">" read what he said and THINK ABOUT IT. Because seriously, thinking is the best thing anyone can do at all times! Give it all a try!

[Lon611]

hmmm. well u mentioned of what i like to call girly rock, lol. which is nothing wrong about it. a lotta people criticize christina, the

instead of arguing about it, just change the station. its not on EVERY station. if u really fell that rap is that bad, and ur TRAPPED and being FORCED to listen to it, then i feel that ur exaggerating.

[Meat Puppet]

The groupies/ho'z principle is the same with both genres: (rock and rap)
quantity over quality

[ZeZipster]

Rap died with Tupac.

[Lindy]

Anything anyone else listens to is bad music, if they like something I don't, they must have bad taste, heaven forbid anybody else enjoy a genre of music that I dislike.

IT MUST ALL BE BURNT FROM THE EARTH LIKE SO MUCH DEAD WOOD!

[Strider]

So how much difference is there, really, between acts like Ludacris and Rage Against the Machine?

[Devourment]

Rap... hmmm. To me it's just like talking with a beat in the background. & I've never heard a freestyle rap that has been good. The only rapper that I see as good is Busta Rhymes.

I think that rap should be done fast, otherwise it just sounds rubbish. Busta Rhymes can rap fast, that is why I think he is good. But I don't love him, just think that he is worthy of talent in rap sense.

Rap lyrics are always the same - Some rubbish about guns, gangs, drugs, 'whores', & the like. To be honest, it's just banter.


So how much difference is there, really, between acts like Ludacris and Rage Against the Machine?

Well for a start it depends on what you mean. Are you on about the lyrical difference?

[Croyles]

I can definitely see where your coming from, but a lot of uncommercial rappers talk about a lot more than just girls, booties and dope and partying in a nightclub, and its not just eminem who does that, i can name loads of rap bands/rappers:
Ugly duckling
Pharcyde
busta rhymes (freestyle)
Eminem (yes)
Outkast (their albums inbetween the old and new ones, after they were too young, before they became corrupt)
Blackalicious (this guy isnt about anything meaningfull, but he doesnt rap about girls and asses he just focuses more on the sounds of his rapping rather than the meaning behind it, but hes pretty damn witty)
Nas (even though mostly shallow including in all his released singles, has some good lyrics)
De la soul (yet again, before they became corrupt)
oh and how could i forget him!!!!!!! MOS DEF (his Umi Says song is pretty much freestyle, and instead of being witty, as what freestyle is mostly supposed to be, this guy is meaningful, almost spiritual)

i do see where Rye is coming from in his initial post though, but with only the commercial rap making it through to non-rap fans, theres bound to be views similar to that yours.

[Project G]

R etards
A ttempting
P oetry

If you break down rap lyrics they look like poetry- bad poetry

This Is S_A's mate Wil:
most of the modern rap is complete balls, however some of the older, early 90's stuff is some of the best music ever made, perhaps even some of the rap rock is decent... nah!

not to say I don't like rock (I have SOAD tickets and you dont.)

[DK]

Everyone seem's to be judging the whole rap genre on the mainstream stuff. Yeah, I don't like people shouting about titties and guns and being "gangsta" either, but just because that's what people buy and therefore is what's shoved down our ears by record labels wanting money doesn't mean the whole genre sucks. Music is all about what sounds good in your ear. Mainstream gangsta rap doesn't. There are lots of good rappers groups about who make good songs, Jurassic 5 stick out in my mind. Concrete Schoolyard and Hey are awesome songs. Old school stuff is brilliant, De La Soul were awesome. Hip Hop and Rap can and have been used in positive ways to bring issues forward from people who were brought up in bad places and lived through bad situations, and it's also a fine way for people to make music that's upbeat and fast and funky and good to dance to, if you like that sort of thing. I'm not particularly a huge rap fan myself, but I can see why people like it and why people make it. Unfortunately, good rappers are being lumped together with bad music, which isn't really their fault, seeing as most rap music aimed at skinny teenagers who think they're hard and that disrespecting women and shooting people is cool, because they buy it and it makes money. I saw someone mention Evanescance earlier, thats exactly the same thing, terrible whiney music marketed purely at angsty teenagers. People see it and if they don't like rock music already automatically lump all rock bands into the same catagory, which isn't fair. But if you don't like it, there is always the mute button. No need to get worked up over these things.

[Croyles]

*agrees entirely with Kyono*
You said everything i wanted to say but didnt bother :D
Yeah Jurassic 5 is one band i forgot about.

[Alixsar]

In my life time I have heard rap songs written about/containing the following subjects:

1) baking cakes (written by the Wu Tang, no less)
2) making a woman *censored* out of her *censored* while she *censored* (there are children around, you know)
3) the lyric "Banana fanna 'fo fanna; that's 'fo sho!"

Do I really need to say anymore?

[I Don't Need A Name]

rap is crap, pathetic, boring, usless and........did i mention crap?

[Crazy the Clown]

Most rap's tight, but as far as I'm concerned, Eminem's a joke. He cheesed off everybody he came in contact with, except for Dr. Dre, 50 Cent, and D12.

When I heard the song, "Cleaning Out My Closet," that was the one thing he did that pissed me off more than anything else he did. Yeah, I've made cracks about his mother just for fun, but what he had to say to her was pure hate and inexcusable. He's the real insult to rap.

[Cless]

Is rap crap? It's just as crap or brilliant as one thinks it is. It's probably one of my least favourite genres, but I respect that there are people out there that like that sort of thing. So who am I to put it down? One can come up with a whole list of reasons of why any genre is "crap". Though at the end of the day, rap must have something going for it, otherwise, why would it have so many fans?

Just because you don't like something, doesn't mean it's crap. It just means that you think it's crap. Nothing more, nothing less. If you've found something that you enjoy listening to, and it just so happens to be rap, then good for you! :)

"To each their own"

[Giga Guess]

Rap makes my head hurt.

[Dreddz]

The only person I respect here is Cless

[Project G]

The only person I respect here is Cless

Sorry for being horrible but no-one cares about your opinions so shut up. We're just expressing our opinions about Rap music

[Dreddz]

Well i have an opinion too so I wont shut up
My opinion is that there is no bad genre of music
Its personal choice, and if people just blab saying Rap is crap then I dont think there opinion should be heard

[Lindy]

My opinion is that there is no bad genre of music
Its personal choice, and if people just blab saying Rap is crap then I dont think there opinion should be heard
And yet, whenever there's a topic about another genre of music, you're always the first trash it.

Now that's so very even-handed.

For proof of this, I cite the "Black Metal ist krieg!" topic a while back.

See, now, if it's personal choice too, then people should have the choice to state they dislike a genre of music, some people DO think rap is crap, so why shouldn't they be allowed to say that simply because YOU don't want them to.

If you're going to preach about your opinion being heard, then don't tell other people to shut up when they voice theirs.

[Dreddz]

My opinion is that there is no bad genre of music
Its personal choice, and if people just blab saying Rap is crap then I dont think there opinion should be heard
And yet, whenever there's a topic about another genre of music, you're always the first trash it.

Now that's so very even-handed.

For proof of this, I cite the "Black Metal ist krieg!" topic a while back.

See, now, if it's personal choice too, then people should have the choice to state they dislike a genre of music, some people DO think rap is crap, so why shouldn't they be allowed to say that simply because YOU don't want them to.

If you're going to preach about your opinion being heard, then don't tell other people to shut up when they voice theirs.

.....................................

[Lindy]

So, you just post dots to denote speechlessness?

Really, why bother posting at all?

[Dreddz]

ok fine
Screw what I said above
Ok my opinion
Rap Good, Rock Crap.
I feel better now

[Lindy]

There, much better.

Now.

I prefer to go by artist than genre, it's much easier to just like or dislike certain artists or groups than blanket a whole genre.

Why must it always be a comparison between rap and rock anyway? Are the two genres that opposing?

[Dreddz]

they av the biggest crowds

[Lindy]

What about "pop" music then?

[Dreddz]

pop was kinda the genre in the middle to me

[tailz]

i honestly dislike rap but i dont have problem with people who like it as long as they dont go talking bout my favo genres (punk/rock/goth)

everyone has its own opinion about music

liek what happend to me a while ago

i was talking to someone from my class he said the offspring sucked big time. I asked him wich songs he actually heard. the only song he ever completely listend to was "pretty fly". I told him, that song i way to comercial to be anything from what they normally make. the problem is that they wont listen to it (the really good song)

but the media is also to blame for this caus they actually control whats "in" because lots of the most famous punk bands have made a new album lately but mtv and all those TV senders just dont send play em they only play rap hiphop and rmb and sometimes hardcore so no wonder punk bands need to make comercial <img src="/xxx.gif"><img src="/xxx.gif"><img src="/xxx.gif"><img src="/xxx.gif"> that sound slike crap comparing to what they normally make caus else no one but the fans will hear it.

[The Time Assassin]

<img src="/xxx.gif"><img src="/xxx.gif"><img src="/xxx.gif"><img src="/xxx.gif"> and shirt are only one letter away.

Does that mean anything, too?

[44 caliber]

I think it's so cool that you hate rap.

[Cuchulainn]

This whole thread makes me realise that there will never ever be peace on earth.

[Lindy]

Ironically, while I'm very confrontational I do rather wish everybody would just shut the hell up about arguing which music is better.

It's all music, rap is music, rock is music, to put it down to the two seemingly most opposing genres.

Stop arguing about it and get down to the IMPORTANT part of music, which is listening to what you like AND ENJOYING IT.

If you like rap, don't like rock, THEN DEAR GOD DON'T LISTEN TO ROCK, nobody is MAKING you listen to it.

The same applies to if you like rock and dislike rap, you don't have to listen to it, you're not having it inflicted upon you daily, so why complain? Just because it exists?

Forget genres, forget arguing about music, settle down and enjoy the artists, bands or groups you like and be done with it all.

[Dreddz]

agreed

[DarkItachi]

I really dont like rap at all,It just a waste of time and money.I think everyone should listen to j-pop and metal like me :D

[Dreddz]

how about no

[tailz]

Ironically, while I'm very confrontational I do rather wish everybody would just shut the hell up about arguing which music is better.

It's all music, rap is music, rock is music, to put it down to the two seemingly most opposing genres.

Stop arguing about it and get down to the IMPORTANT part of music, which is listening to what you like AND ENJOYING IT.

If you like rap, don't like rock, THEN DEAR GOD DON'T LISTEN TO ROCK, nobody is MAKING you listen to it.

The same applies to if you like rock and dislike rap, you don't have to listen to it, you're not having it inflicted upon you daily, so why complain? Just because it exists?

Forget genres, forget arguing about music, settle down and enjoy the artists, bands or groups you like and be done with it all.

i disagree with the part that you dont have to listen to it cus what else is on tv or radio (music related)

[Azure Chrysanthemum]

i disagree with the part that you dont have to listen to it cus what else is on tv or radio (music related)

If I know of stations that play only classical and only jazz, I'm SURE you can find something that plays what you want to hear.

[Rini]

Rap to me is one of the music genres I really don't understand. At least from what I've heard, it sounds like mostly people speaking fast about girls, cars and violence in a matter that doesn't bring anything new or arouse thoughts or serious discussion among people (some pop songs are like that too, no message and people just "shaking their ***es"). Okay now, I know that there are rappers who really think about what they write and want to deliver a message to people or something like that, but most songs that I've heard are just the three things mentioned above. I simply can't comprehend this genre because of that, and even more so, because it doesn't seem to have any kind of musical things in it (scratching old LP's or mixing other people's real music into your own songs, to me, is not respectful and doesn't require any talents at all), only the beat. And come on, there's more to music than a beat, right?

Hip hop culture is another thing, now that's something I can understand. It's a whole world of opinion, dance, music (yes, there's at least some music there) and clothing (which probably isn't the most important thing in anything).

To me, music means melody, lyrical aptitude and message.

[Rye]

To me, music means melody, lyrical aptitude and message.

Exactly! That's exactly what I think.

I wish this thread would die already, so I guess I'll stop posting in it now. xD

[Dreddz]

[QUOTE=Rini]To me, music means melody, lyrical aptitude and message.
Rock is just load noises with a greasy man screaming his head off
And if your saying music is all about melody,lyrically and aptitudely then why on earth are you listening to Rock ?

[tailz]

bingo dong ding ding whe have a winner like i said before people judge without listening to it

YOU download [ fuel-metallica] from the symphonia and metallica album and then say that again

thats just an example i dont feel like putting down an entire list but

and if thats the case why the fuck are you listening to rap lyrics are more then the words fuck bitch guns and that <img src="/xxx.gif"><img src="/xxx.gif"><img src="/xxx.gif"><img src="/xxx.gif"> if youd listen to it youd find that rock lyrics are much deaper than that comercial <img src="/xxx.gif"><img src="/xxx.gif"><img src="/xxx.gif"><img src="/xxx.gif"> called rap

oh and melodies they dotn occur in rap you download [ sweet child of mine- guns & roses]

[Rye]

Rock is just load noises with a greasy man screaming his head off
And if your saying music is all about melody,lyrically and aptitudely then why on earth are you listening to Rock ?

Unless you listen to a 15 year old's "heavy metal" garage band, that's not true, even for the more mainstream rock. Download some Nightwish. Stargazer as a song example. It's heavier rock, but it's beautiful and is sung by amazingly talented woman. The guy in the band who writes the songs is Finnish, but even he manages to make beautiful lyrics in English, better than a lot of the artists who speak English as their native tongue.

[Dixie]

R etards
A ttempting
P oetryI agree with this. Rap is crap, too.(:D)

I never liked it and I never will. I wish people wouldn't blast it when they drive. :(

That's all I have to say.

[Rini]

Unless you listen to a 15 year old's "heavy metal" garage band, that's not true, even for the more mainstream rock. Download some Nightwish. Stargazer as a song example. It's heavier rock, but it's beautiful and is sung by amazingly talented woman. The guy in the band who writes the songs is Finnish, but even he manages to make beautiful lyrics in English, better than a lot of the artists who speak English as their native tongue.
:D My words exactly, or almost at least. Nightwish is not one of my favorite bands, but heck, I'm Finnish, so I'll support that statement :)


Rock is just load noises with a greasy man screaming his head off
And if your saying music is all about melody,lyrically and aptitudely then why on earth are you listening to Rock ?

And not even all "heavy metal" is all about screaming and noises. It might depend on how you listen to it - and for how long. I have to admit that before I had acquaintained myself with Death Metal, I thought that it was all "graaaaaaahhghghhahghahghhaarrrrr die die krhhkchkcehkhhkxhkhxkhx", but after a while, when I got used to the loudness, I found the deeper surface, with guitar melodies, solos, and even lyrics (though even now it takes some time to understand) and omg even melodies in grunting ;)
Also, it takes a lot of physical strenght and motoric skills to play the guitar or drums in the way that some of the metal players do. And I respect any player - from any genre - for talent.

I do have to agree that some rock bands, like most rappers, don't have much to say about anything and they just ring-a-ding-ding their guitars, some america rock bands (I don't know the specific genre, so I'm sorry if this sounds anti-american - it's not :o!) I really hate - whenever I see Conan O'Brien's musical guest they mostly consist of those kinds of bands. I hope you understand this point here.

But sometimes even that noisy grindcore/thrash stuff has a meaning - it's a good aggression releaser, try it, it could do good for you too to bang your head against the wall with Slayer or Rotten Sound (a Finnish grindcore band) playing in the background and you suddenly wouldn't have so much negative feelings against everyone and everything :)

One more thing, please don't mix the concept of "rock" with "metal" because they are two different things, although it is true that the metal genre once developed out of rock music but that's all. By the way, did you know that Queen and Led Zeppelin are mostly referred to as rock bands, and most people wouldn't say that their music "is just load noises with a greasy man screaming his head off".

[Dreddz]

ok thats cool :D

[MecaKane]

At least from what I've heard, it sounds like mostly people speaking fast about girls, cars and violence in a matter that doesn't bring anything new or arouse thoughts or serious discussion among people (some pop songs are like that too, no message and people just "shaking their ***es").

Listen to any rock song on the raido or TV these days anf 9 times out of 10 it'll be the same whiney-emo-love-song crap. TV-Pop songs are all about how much it sucks being famous. Mainstream <i>everything</i> is <img src="/xxx.gif"><img src="/xxx.gif"><img src="/xxx.gif"><img src="/xxx.gif">.

Rock is just load noises with a greasy man screaming his head off
And if your saying music is all about melody,lyrically and aptitudely then why on earth are you listening to Rock?
You being an agressive tool isn't going to make anyone like rap.

[Dreddz]

i wasnt trying 2 be
But a person chatting stuff which I dnt agree wid, I will opose

[Cless]

I've got a good idea, why don't we stop having genres of music so everyone has to listen to the same thing all the time. That'll certainly make the world a more interesting place... :rolleyes2

Now, as I've stated before in this thread, rap wouldn't be one of the genres that I like listening to, but then neither would rock or metal. I don't dislike them per se, but I just don't enjoy listening to them.


(some pop songs are like that too, no message and people just "shaking their ***es").
You say that like it's a bad thing! :p


To me, music means melody, lyrical aptitude and message.
I can understand how one would feel that way, but does every song out there have to have a "message" or "deep meaning"? I know I sure as hell would get sick of being spoon fed pretentious message and "meaning" all the time. And while the more "meaningful" and "deep" songs certainly have an important place in music. Surely the most "pointless" and "shallow" songs have their place as well. Though, you show me one of the latter songs, and I'll show you someone who thinks it belongs in the former description. Also, you show me one of the former songs, and I'll show you someone who thinks it belongs in the latter description. You see, it's all in the ear of the beholder. ;)

And although I understand some people's points against rap, the one thing you can't argue, though, is that it takes heaps of talent and ability to do what those guys do. Have you seen the speed that some of them can rap at, or heard the lyrical ingenuity that some of them demonstrate? And they do all this in sync with a beat? While rap is not my thing, I cannot deny that some of them are ridiculously skilful at what they do.

Person A: "OMF all rap is about gangstas bragging about how many hos and bling dey have!!!"
Person B: "It's not all like that..."

Person B: "OMF all rock is about greasy, hairy men squealing!!!"
Person A: "It's not all like that..."

:rolleyes2

Please people, every musical genre has a place in music, otherwise, it wouldn't be a genre in the first place. And that genre isn't going to die any time soon, so for your well-being; either learn to live with it, or the most easy and simple solution of all; don't listen to it. :)

[Zell's Fists of Fury]

Before anyone bashes an entire genre of music, they must listen to more than two artists. They must become familiar with a good number of artists to form a respectable opinion. It's silly to form a judgement based on eminem and Ja Rule. It's like hating an etire race of people because two people.

[Lindy]

No Spiff, I hate all Americans AND Irish, simply because of you.

Seriously, I go back to my original point, sit down, shut up, and enjoy your goddamned music.

[-N-]

As a human, it's rather embarassing to see this topic still in existence.

[Rye]

Yeah, I wish it'd just die. I really regret making this thread and I tried to get it deleted a long while ago. ;___;

[Rini]

Listen to any rock song on the raido or TV these days anf 9 times out of 10 it'll be the same whiney-emo-love-song crap. TV-Pop songs are all about how much it sucks being famous. Mainstream <i>everything</i> is <img src="/xxx.gif"><img src="/xxx.gif"><img src="/xxx.gif"><img src="/xxx.gif">.
You're absolutely right.


I can understand how one would feel that way, but does every song out there have to have a "message" or "deep meaning"? I know I sure as hell would get sick of being spoon fed pretentious message and "meaning" all the time. And while the more "meaningful" and "deep" songs certainly have an important place in music. Surely the most "pointless" and "shallow" songs have their place as well. Though, you show me one of the latter songs, and I'll show you someone who thinks it belongs in the former description. Also, you show me one of the former songs, and I'll show you someone who thinks it belongs in the latter description. You see, it's all in the ear of the beholder.
My thoughts exactly. I don't always want to hear something with a deep message, either.
But then again, you can always not listen the lyrics and just listen to the music :) At least that's what I do when I don't want to think about all the sucky stuff going on in the world or other bad stuff. Just turn off the ability to understand words (is that possible :D?) or then just filter it like it's only one part of the composition (which it is, haha, silly me) and not the main point.


And although I understand some people's points against rap, the one thing you can't argue, though, is that it takes heaps of talent and ability to do what those guys do. Have you seen the speed that some of them can rap at, or heard the lyrical ingenuity that some of them demonstrate? And they do all this in sync with a beat? While rap is not my thing, I cannot deny that some of them are ridiculously skilful at what they do.
Oh, right. I forgot about that. I have to agree, it takes a lot of practice.


Please people, every musical genre has a place in music, otherwise, it wouldn't be a genre in the first place. And that genre isn't going to die any time soon, so for your well-being; either learn to live with it, or the most easy and simple solution of all; don't listen to it.
That's right, but discussion seems to evolve to a lot better ways when two intellectual people discuss the opinions they disagree on ;) At least so it seems to me - agreeing seems so boring at times :P

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[MecaKane]

Yeah, I wish it'd just die. I really regret making this thread and I tried to get it deleted a long while ago. ;___;
Yah, you can't have threads deleted because people thow your arguments out the door and make you look silly.

[Rye]

Yeah, I wish it'd just die. I really regret making this thread and I tried to get it deleted a long while ago. ;___;
Yah, you can't have threads deleted because people thow your arguments out the door and make you look silly.

Nah, it wasn't that, it was more being flamed at by certain members which bugged me. They don't have to agree with me, but they didn't need to totally flame me about it.

[Azure Chrysanthemum]

And on the topic of flaming, this thread's been pushing it. Let's stop with the personal attacks or it will be closed.

[tailz]

then i think you should close it cous lots of people (including me) feel attacked if something bad is said about the music they like to listen to

[Cuchulainn]

I think the topic itself was INVITING flame, why moan when you get it back?

I don't feel the need to mock other genres I don't particularly like, it's extremely petulant & arrogant. Now you want the topic closed because not only some disagree strongly, but are able to bite back. Let's face it, you topic WAS a petulant little provokation. I stated mty view once & left this bs thread but now it's getting dumb & the thread starter is no more innocent than the people rising to the bait.

Let's move on, i beg of you, close this madness & ban 'YOUR FAVORITE MUSIC IS SH!T' threads from now on.

[crashNUMBERS]

The only person I respect here is Cless

Sorry for being horrible but no-one cares about your opinions so shut up. We're just expressing our opinions about Rap music
You shut up. And gibbi your perfectly right. Cless is the only one that really deserves respect. And your also right about everyones just saying "rap is crap". Get on with your lives. Not to be rude but I say either make a good statement on why you hate rap or leave. Just saying down with rap isn't going to change it. Thats the same thing everyones saying. Might as well just quote that damn phrase...

[Spammerman]

crap is rap... hah thats funny and i agree with crash.

[Dreddz]

The only person I respect here is Cless

Sorry for being horrible but no-one cares about your opinions so shut up. We're just expressing our opinions about Rap music
You shut up. And gibbi your perfectly right.
Thankyou :D

[Doomie]

Meh I don't like rap. I never did. Not all rap is bad. I just generally don't like it. Yes, it's not all about *giggles* "Pimpin" and my "bitches or bi-atches". There are some rap songs with deep and profound lyrics. I just dislike the whole beat and the style.

AND EVERYONE JUST SHUT UP!

I sooooooooo needed to do that. :hot:

[Azure Chrysanthemum]

And we're done.