Crap and Rap are only a letter away

[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!