do you consider rap to be music? IF YOU LIKE RAP DONT COME IN HERE - Page 5

Hsu · 08-21-2006, 05:22 AM

Undergroup rap started to gain notoriety in the '70s, actually.

NorthernChaosGod · 08-21-2006, 06:36 AM

I've heard that Rap is an acronym for "rhythm and poetry" which if it's true, then no rap isn't music. Because if it was, then stupid beatniks reciting poetry to some bongos would have to be considered music too.

And while I do like very few rappers, I don't really listen to it.

Dynast-Kid · 02:54 AM

I listen to rap because that's the music I was born into.I've listened to rap,hip-hop,R&B all my life and won't change now.But I agree underground rap and the old stuff are great while the new mainstream songs are just getting worse...I remember at sunday school one sunday our teacher referred to the rap culture as a "dying culture".Which it is.

What happened to the days when rap was fun and lively?

Now it is all about women,drugs,money,the streets...Nowadays,as long as a song has a good beat,it's considered a hit.No one cares about the lyrics,or the message it is sending.

Rap is a form of music,it's just,fading away...

EDIT: I totally forgot to add in this post that not all rap music is bad.

BakerMan · 08-21-2006, 06:59 AM

I rarely listen to rap unles it randomly comes onto the radio or something but usually I can't stand it. The only rap I think is good music is when it's not about druggies, busting caps, and all that stupid, immoral stuff.

SnoopyG · 08-21-2006, 07:02 AM

Originally Posted by BakerMan ^

I rarely listen to rap unles it randomly comes onto the radio or something but usually I can't stand it. The only rap I think is good music is when it's not about druggies, busting caps, and all that stupid, immoral stuff.

Theres actually more songs thats not about those things than you think.

Mitch · 08-21-2006, 07:42 AM

Rap is music. It is released by companies that make and distribute music. It is written in a musical format. It is intended to be listened to as music.

Music can be made from so many different things. That is why it is so amazing.

Different forms of music are great. Rap is music. Outkast are awesome.

feona17 · 08-21-2006, 08:09 AM

Like many others have stated, rap is music. Let me take glance into my trusty encyclopedia. It says that "music is an art form consisting of organized tones in a coherent sequence of sounds intended to elicit an aesthetic response in a listener".

I gather that lovehurts was trying to say that because lyrics of popular rap is rather crude and usually promotes sex, violence and drugs, rap can't possibly be music. I don't know about that.

Rap songs, are still songs are they not? Music doesn't need nice lyrics to be classified as music. Music is simply sounds put together, it's not how good a message in a song is.

I agree with you, lovehurts, that popular rap of today, specially gangster rap is often promoting the worst messages whilst so gracefully corrupting the minds of children (eheh, adults too) and our language.

But rap is music, and like others have said, not all of it is bad. Before jumping to conclusions and basing opinions on what's popular, check out all areas first. Who said popular music is any good, anyway?

Avarice-ness · 08-21-2006, 08:56 AM

Well.. I like the older stuff better, seeing as I'll randomly listen to Coolio for no apparent reason. But yeah it goes with the definition so yes.

Hsu Cid's Knight Shock Mouse Location: Ohio	#33 Undergroup rap started to gain notoriety in the '70s, actually.
08-21-2006, 05:22 AM

NorthernChaosGod God of Death and Mayhem Location: The Land of Ice and Snow	#34 (permalink) I've heard that Rap is an acronym for "rhythm and poetry" which if it's true, then no rap isn't music. Because if it was, then stupid beatniks reciting poetry to some bongos would have to be considered music too. And while I do like very few rappers, I don't really listen to it.
08-21-2006, 06:36 AM

BakerMan Banned	#36 (permalink) I rarely listen to rap unles it randomly comes onto the radio or something but usually I can't stand it. The only rap I think is good music is when it's not about druggies, busting caps, and all that stupid, immoral stuff.
08-21-2006, 06:59 AM

SnoopyG	#37 (permalink) Originally Posted by BakerMan ^ I rarely listen to rap unles it randomly comes onto the radio or something but usually I can't stand it. The only rap I think is good music is when it's not about druggies, busting caps, and all that stupid, immoral stuff. Theres actually more songs thats not about those things than you think.
08-21-2006, 07:02 AM

Mitch King of Kong Location: Nice Zebras	#38 (permalink) Rap is music. It is released by companies that make and distribute music. It is written in a musical format. It is intended to be listened to as music. Music can be made from so many different things. That is why it is so amazing. Different forms of music are great. Rap is music. Outkast are awesome.
08-21-2006, 07:42 AM

Avarice-ness ♥ Mayor of Zozo Location: Feasting on Chocobo's in Zozo	#40 (permalink) Well.. I like the older stuff better, seeing as I'll randomly listen to Coolio for no apparent reason. But yeah it goes with the definition so yes.
08-21-2006, 08:56 AM