Do you like Rap?

[Siddhartha]

Originally posted by: human2k
Rap is cool!

I prefer that my music have more melody. I want to emphasize that I am referring to my perference in music.

 

[Sid59]

Originally posted by: BD231
Rap is great, unfortuneately the only people that make it to TV are the people with connections or fat loads of cash, which narrows the music played immensely. 50Cent and Eminem are big because Dr. Dre gave them the means to promote themselfs. P.Diddy through B.I.G., Ginuwine through P.Diddy, Lil Wayne through Master P., the list goes on. That's not to say that people don't actually like any of the music, but the fact is that there is far better music to choose from out there, and it's also hard to find.

The only thing you can do to expose rap is collect, I've got 300+ rap albums and I know there's a crap load more of it floating around. I have a somewhat outdated list of my music collection on my site below, it's a good way to get yourself familiar with what's out there that you've never heard before.

Rap is almost all I listen to, but I don't enjoy any of the rap that promotes ignorance in any form other than comedy. Statements such as "Money Hoe's'n'cloths" or "Your not gettin nothing but'a blunt and'a mouth fulla ding'a'lang" are hillarious when they mix in with a song, and ment to be. I like bands like Days Of the New, Collective Soul, Incubus, Evesance(sp), Creed and other music like that as well. Saying rap is just "idiots trying to write poetry" is a completely false statement though, music is entertainment and if rap dosen't entertain you then it simply isen't for you.

Slandering an art form becuase you don't like it meaningless crap, rude and childish.

Puff produced Ginuine's biggest hit, Pony?!??! News to me.
Lil' Wayne has never ever done anything for Master P. In fact, their labels didn't even like each other. Cash Money and No Limit.

Eh .. im not complaining about the music .. but all music always has reoccuring themes. crying over chicks, revelations and such. So, artists are forced to present their creations in a different manner. You think that all the music coming out is original? pfft ...