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[NorthernChaosGod]

Originally Posted by Hambone ^

Rap < Classical Music

Definitely. Classical music is smurfing awesome.

[Dynast-Kid]

Originally Posted by Shiny ^

Originally Posted by Meta-Knight ^

I personally hate the majority of mainstream rap music. It sounds nothing like singing to me. Not to mention most of the songs are about the same subject. As far as I know, the only good rap worth listening to is underground or anything made before the mid-90's.

You're just not exposed to alot of it. You probably only hear some of the stuff that's on the radio. Some popular rappers (Common for example) that are really good don't get as much air time as people who are marketed better (50 Cent for example). As with mostly every genre of music...

Quoted for Truth.

All of the nonsensical gangster rap garbage is being stuffed down your throat while the good rappers are all overshadowed.

Again,not all rap is bad.

[feona17]

Every genre of music has it's ups and downs. The only reason Rap is getting a bad rap... um, no pun intended... is because it's so popular today. The so called rock music with the vocalist wishing his ex-girlfriend were dead, doesn't exactly have the greatest lyrics in the world either.

But you know what, it all sells and us intellectuals will sit here, whine and moan about how terrible it is. It's true, but don't go and say it's not music, because IT IS. Snapping your fingers could be considered as music for god sakes. So why not computer generated beats then?

I'm happy listening to my rock/alternative lovelyness, but this is just dumb and ignorant.

[farplaner]

Originally Posted by Æ¿æƒ2 ^

Originally Posted by Arrianna ^

Originally Posted by Æ¿æƒ2 ^

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.

Yes, and no one argues that beatnik freeform is music but it was never so popular either. If it had been you can be sure that there would be claims it was. It is as if by saying it's music they somehow become "legitimate". I just don't see the point. Why not accept what it is and rejoice in it? It's not like it is lessened by not being music, only by how it is expressed. Oh, how popular expression lesses it every year.

At least someone acknowledges what I say, sheesh. Hell, even if it isn't music, I listen to some of it. I genuinely like a small portion of rap.

Yes, Arianna acknowledges what you say and ignores everyone else who has sense enough to know that: what "music" is can't be contained within a box. Rap is music like it or not/ ignore the fact or not. Music takes a great variety of forms.

If you say rap isn't music, you might as well say Pluto isn't a planet....
uh, oh- wait a minute!!

[Hambone]

Originally Posted by Æ¿æƒ2 ^

Originally Posted by Hambone ^

Rap < Classical Music

Definitely. Classical music is smurfing awesome.

[Lilliputian Hitcher]

Yes, I consider rap to be music.

And yes, I would rather have my genitals torn off and shoved down my throat than actually listen to it.

[Barbarian]

well what is better like death metal like NILE, or August Burns red, or bleeding through, i like them cause you can mosh to them you cant like do anything to rap music except dance or somthing make noises.

[NorthernChaosGod]

Originally Posted by Barbarian ^

well what is better like death metal like NILE, or August Burns red, or bleeding through, i like them cause you can mosh to them you cant like do anything to rap music except dance or somthing make noises.

I don't know about August Burns Red, but Bleeding Through is far from death metal.