Some reasons why "Ignorant" people show negativity towards hip-hop and its music., Do you agree or disagree? Options

[JerzDevil]

Just came across some comments from people towards rap music ..

1) "There is no such thing as rap "music'. The stuff they call music is garbage. Anyone creating this junk is no musician by any stretch of the imagination. Trust me when I say that I don't ever intentionally listen to it. It's worse than the disco craze of the seventies and I hope it goes away too.

That's why. K."

2) "Rap music sucks. It was only introduced for the folks who could not sing or really play instruments. The lyrics are terrible and really just dumb. Rap is definately for the weak minded and anyone who has never had any real morals. IT IS NOT MUSIC, IT IS JUST PLAIN CRAP. One day in the future when future generations rate the music of the past I would be ready to bet they will find Rap to be the most stupid sound ever produced even surpassing "DISCO".

3) I can't stand rap music. I won't tolerate it at all. The main reason is because it degrades and demeans women. It's a joke."

If you agree with them, your an idiot. Don't be fooled by their such "witty" comments. Damn ignorant white people ..

[JerzDevil]

^People are also saying no talent is required to become a rapper. Is that why so many dudes are entering the industry now? I don't care if they "suck". Sure, bad lyrics can influence the youth in some negative way, but you can't STOP THEM. Once it happens, it happens. There's the good side of rap and the dark side of rap. Plus why is that more white people are starting to listen to rap music and less black people listen to rock? A lot of white people here listen to, as I should say "Garbage Rap" .. but they think rap is not music. I don't know why people don't criticize bad rock like Hard Metal. It influences people to do pot like Kurt Cobaine .. we ain't gonna do that shit .. Such riduculous. I personally know garbage artists, but it dosen't mean they have no talent. They have the TALENT to make music. Club music. Music talking about the government .. politics .. poverty .. murdering .. anything. Rap IS music. People just disappreciate the "content" of the lyrics more than anything else. They have the right to spit about anything. Not only is it music, it's also poetry. Can't they get that straight?

[Saeglopur]

I don't know why people don't criticize bad rock like Hard Metal.

See? You don't like Hard Metal and that's your opinion - some people don't like rap and that's theirs. You don't find anything wrong that you think Hard Metal is trash... and why should it bother you that other people think rap is trash?

And I'm not arguing with you that rap isn't music because I listen to rap too. I'm just saying that maybe you shouldn't critisize people for critisizing your music when you do the same to them.

But whatever. I think rap IS music. There are good rap out there but I guess music executives feel like they don't appeal to the general public. Garbage rap appeals to the public... thus even, in your words, white people listen to them. Music executives could care less about music. It's all about money to them. I guess the meaning of music is lost in the industry.

P.S. Race shouldn't matter in whatever music a person listens to.