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Why does everyone love hip hop/rap now? - Page 27
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Haemonculus
United States6980 Posts
Some fantastic songs, some horrid ones. | ||
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EdSlyB
Portugal1621 Posts
I'm proud of myself for listening and enjoying almost every style of music out there as long it has quality (i.e. it is GOOD music). People have to broad out their horizons. Don't listen only to what MTV spams. I'll give you a tiny example: Listen to this and if you by chance don't like or think it isn't quality music then I can say with all my heart that there is no hope for you. | ||
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DerNebel
Denmark648 Posts
But sometimes I wish we had even a single rap performer in a radius of 50 kilometers from my city, but all we get is cover bands and prog-rock/metal. I am a rock guy myself but variety never hurt anyone, and our "scene" looks more like a joke than anything else. Sure, we have a couple of techno enthusiasts, but the most they get is the rare club job and interludes between rock bands, when noone is paying attention anyway. IMMEDIATE EDIT: Go listen to Jay-Z (just one song is enough). Then check out Jedi Mind Tricks and say that all hip-hop is the same. "Trail of Lies" in particular, because I like that song :D | ||
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PanN
United States2828 Posts
On January 19 2011 07:06 slappy wrote: i thought people didn't listen to rap anymore unless they were in high school? Like how only old people listen to classical, texans listen to country, and kids only listen to pop, yeah, you really thought that one out didn't you. | ||
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mav451
United States1596 Posts
On January 19 2011 07:18 EdSlyB wrote: Well. The big problem isn't why are people so much into rap and hip-pop. The main issue is why don't people listen to more than rap and hip-pop. I'm proud of myself for listening and enjoying almost every style of music out there as long it has quality (i.e. it is GOOD music). People have to broad out their horizons. Don't listen only to what MTV spams. I'll give you a tiny example: Listen to this and if you by chance don't like or think it isn't quality music then I can say with all my heart that there is no hope for you. + Show Spoiler + I think you're gonna find that, unless someone's actually played in an orchestra, they fail to understand the amount of practice/effort that goes into concert performances. I did all-state, all-county from middle school through high school, on top of youth orchestra for 2 of those years. Every year, that meant beating out tons of my peers for the few spots in those bands/orchestras. Looking back on it now, I'm amazed at the amount of time I put into it - all for the love music. Seriously the chances of a non-musician truly understanding what goes into it - I just don't think that kind of experience can be replaced. | ||
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Ownos
United States2147 Posts
In all seriousness, I don't get where this impression comes from. Rap gets some air play, but it's usually the kind that people like to groove/dance to. And rarely ever make it that high on top music lists. And if people do like a rap song it's rarely for the rapping (has a catchy beat). | ||
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divito
Canada1213 Posts
The rap that hits mainstream is generally heavy bass and beats, catchy hooks and that's it. They are merging more into a dance/rap/hip hop type of scenario, and getting those air play hits, club bangers, and such, that's what keeps getting made, much like what Ownos is saying. Record companies go with what works. If they can get away with teenybopper music, mixed with club anthems and the like, that's what they're going to shoot for. Unlike stuff like this - - where not a lot of people latch on. Some people want lyrics to consider a song good, some people are content with certain musical characteristics, and some just attach the artists themselves, regardless of what is produced. | ||
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UdderChaos
United Kingdom707 Posts
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T0fuuu
Australia2275 Posts
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Empress
Canada29 Posts
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Divine-Sneaker
Denmark1225 Posts
This also applies to basically all pop music, so don't take it as utter hate against the genre/s, but I really dislike it for many reasons. There are of course exceptions to the rule though. | ||
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Psychopomp
United States237 Posts
To say that, for example, you like Led Zeppelin better than The Ramones because you like their style better is fine. To say that you like Led Zeppelin better than The Ramones because Jimmy Page had more technical skill is treating music like a sport. | ||
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Brambled
United States750 Posts
People who limit themselves to only one style of music aren't living life. Only music I can't stand is slow sad country/r&b stuff. Can't stand boring depressing stuff lol | ||
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uiCk
Canada1925 Posts
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The KY
United Kingdom6252 Posts
just...talking into a microphone My god... Yeah rap is just talking into a microphone. Exactly the same way that rock is just mashing some guitar strings, and art is just chucking paint at a canvas. | ||
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uiCk
Canada1925 Posts
(song really starts at 33sec) | ||
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Uncultured
United States1340 Posts
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DerNebel
Denmark648 Posts
On January 24 2011 03:14 T0fuuu wrote: Lol. OP asks why do people only listen to hip hop NOW and lists current artists he listens to that debuted like 10 years ago. Living in a bubble I guess. This is so true it's sad for so many people. If you want to listen to metal, at least support the newer bands. If you don't, you are contributing more to the death of the genre than people who simply don't do the stuff. I can't count the times I've found some awesome up-and-coming band and showed it to my friends, only to get the response: "Nah, I don't like newer rock.". It is so frustrating, because they never buy a record or goes to a concert except for a 1-in-3-years big classic rock concert. -.- | ||
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annYeong(o11)
Canada784 Posts
And why does everyone care what everyone else listens to? Just enjoy your genre(s) of choice and let others enjoy their's. There isn't a right answer so they aren't "wrong" and you're not "right". I'm tell you about one my my new favourite groups that took awhile to win me over, but I'm glad that they did: Das Racist. On the surface, it sounds exactly the same as a lot of rap (for better or for worse, you're call) but the lyricism, the tongue in cheek references to pop culture, and other rap artists. I would reccommend them if you've lost hope in hip hop. | ||
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B.I.G.
3251 Posts
On January 19 2011 07:18 EdSlyB wrote: Well. The big problem isn't why are people so much into rap and hip-pop. The main issue is why don't people listen to more than rap and hip-pop. I'm proud of myself for listening and enjoying almost every style of music out there as long it has quality (i.e. it is GOOD music). People have to broad out their horizons. Don't listen only to what MTV spams. I'll give you a tiny example: Listen to this and if you by chance don't like or think it isn't quality music then I can say with all my heart that there is no hope for you. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vwZAkfLKK8 i personally think its a bit strange to think people can be judged just by liking or disliking this song of yours... but i kind of agree that if you cannot realise there is quality in this music and cannot imagine people enjoying this, are probably extremely ignorant. And btw about the song itself, i think its pretty good and it's funny to see all the really different kinds of ppl in the orchestra :p | ||
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