What's Wrong With Rap? Options

[*CrackedRearView*]

Actually, I think I like hip hop better. I LOVE LOVE LOVVVE rap, the only problem is that I wanna sing it, but I can't!! Haha, just the words are comin` and goin` too fast!! Mainly I like the type of rap that isn't really gangsterish, except for some songs like Soul Survivor. My favorite rap songs:

Akon and Young Jeezy aren't as 'gangsterish' as you might think.

[IceCream4U]

^^Oops, I think I meant:

I mainly like the type of rap that isn't gangsterish, like Soul Survivor.

Haha, I don't even know what I was thinking!!

[ecargnmyst]

i just dont rap b/c it stupid and disrespects women and all the other cliche...the only rap artist i really like/respect is eminem...b/c he has deeper meanings in his lyrics other than the above...i havent heard any non mainstream rappers tho..except for jurassic 5..

[hiromi]

Nothing is wrong with rap in my opinion. Why, I actually listen to some (though I'm not a big fan). I guess society just has a negative view on it due to the fact that all these famous artists are singing about drugs, drive-bys and sex. I guess it's their own fault that rap is looked down upon so much. It's hard to find a popular rap song with love and peace nowadays.

[sillakilla220]

i just dont rap b/c it stupid and disrespects women and all the other cliche...the only rap artist i really like/respect is eminem ...b/c he has deeper meanings in his lyrics other than the above...i havent heard any non mainstream rappers tho..except for jurassic 5..

OMG!!! are u serious? you don't like rap b/c it disrespects women yet you like eminem - an aritst who has repeatedly rapped about killing his wife, and various other women in general, and even has 2 songs dedicated to the murder of his wife too! You will not be regarded seriously for the rest of the debate now as you have just proven yourself far too incompetent. please be educated on the topic before being ignorant

[insanityislaughi...]

I don't believe there is anything wrong with rap. I just don't prefer to listen to the rap music that deals with sex, drugs, and violence, and singing about other...unmeaningful things. I do enjoy rap that has a little...flair, with something that really hits me deep. Such as...When the Music Stops. I think that's by Eminem and some other rappers? Great song. Rap isn't just about sex, drugs, and violence, it can have deeper meanings. I think it's very close-minded to say you hate all rap, considering there are so many different kinds of rap.

And good point, sillakilla220, but I think what ecargnmyst was trying to say was that Eminem has some songs that have deeper meanings. Then again, a lot of rappers have songs about drugs, sex, and violence, and then also have songs with deeper meanings. Meh.

It's just a shame that people go off and say they hate a huge genre of music, when they should listen to all subcategories of it before they label it as "stupid". Seriously, do your research. Don't hate.

[sillakilla220]

It's just a shame that people go off and say they hate a huge genre of music, when they should listen to all subcategories of it before they label it as "stupid". Seriously, do your research. Don't hate.

this is the precise point i wanted to make with this thread. if you don't like a few songs or artists of a genre as diversified as rap thats cool but to make generalized hate comments is just stupid

[*CrackedRearView*]

^

So who are you mad at? The people that make generalized comments or the people that justify the fact that they don't like rap/hip-hop because it doesn't suit their tastes?

[sillakilla220]

im not mad at anyone damn kid u are like my f**kin shadow huntin me down in each thread to post some senseless garbage

[IceCream4U]

Hmm, I just got a new insight into this. New perspective. Lets say, I looked through the window from the outside.

Maybe, when rappers have songs about sex/drugs/violence etc etc, maybe they're trying to get the listener to think the purpose of the song is to enourage them to not do those kinda things.

I don't know. Just a thought.

[EddieV]

^ If that is so, it's not really working too well, don't forget they also want to sell, and what sells? Sex.

[*Zatanna*]

No one thinks there's something "wrong" with all rap; people just don't like it. It's simple.

Took the words right out of my mouth (out of my fingers?). I don't know anyone who *hates* rap for the reasons listed in the first post. I'm sure there are people who do, but mostly it's a taste thing. (Not that rap is indicative of bad taste, just that people have different tastes in music)

[IceCream4U]

^^I aggree with you totally. Its like metal rock - I absolutely hate it, but others love it. It just depends on your taste in music. Just because some people hate it doesn't mean that its the ABSOLUTELY WORST GENRE IN MUSIC LIKE EVER!!! `Cuz there aint one!


Or like cheesecake. Some people like it, others don't. It just depends on your tastebuds. But in this debate, its just your..uh..ears taste?

[*CrackedRearView*]

im not mad at anyone damn kid u are like my f**kin shadow huntin me down in each thread to post some senseless garbage

Well, you're the one of the only members on createBlog that constantly manages to post boorishly enough to warrant my attention.

Give yourself a pat on the back.

[sillakilla220]

nah regardless of how much ppl might hate it im still gon bump it i was jus curious to see wat everyone's beef is on the genre... to say u hate the shit u see on music videos is understandable but i would hope noone bases their decision on such a limited source of what the genre has to offer. i wanted to air it out and see what kind of responses i got

Well, you're the one of the only members on createBlog that constantly manages to post boorishly enough to warrant my attention.

Give yourself a pat on the back.

to warrant your attention? thank you for deeming me worthy to be noticed almighty createblogger, u are a funny kid but u dont wanna take it there

[Paradox of Life]

^ But it's true ... you are extremely obnoxious and I'm really surprised that a mod hasn't warned you yet.

And don't get mad at other peoples' opinions. Some people like rap, some people don't. And you can't convince them otherwise. Which is why I think this is a pointless debate...

[*CrackedRearView*]

almighty createblogger

You gradually make less and less sense.

[sillakilla220]

^ But it's true ... you are extremely obnoxious and I'm really surprised that a mod hasn't warned you yet.

And don't get mad at other peoples' opinions. Some people like rap, some people don't. And you can't convince them otherwise. Which is why I think this is a pointless debate...

i'm not trying to debate that everyone should love rap music that was never the intention, i guess if u actually read the original question i just asked what ppl had against it. and i said earlier i'm not mad at anyone, why would i get mad that someone doesnt like the same music as me?

BUT wat i do wanna say is for all the criticism rap gets gotta love how the media has embraced it. hip hop flavor is everywhere nowadays u can't go anywhere w/o seeing its influence... if u think this is so u are living in an isolated environment cuz its in anythin from tv to radio to advertising to movies

[Spirited Away]

im not mad at anyone damn kid u are like my f**kin shadow huntin me down in each thread to post some senseless garbage

Justin is the (other) White Ninja and has perfected the art of shadowing people and posting sense... don't you know?

(for those who didn't get it, no, I didn't forget "less" in "senseless")

[EddieV]

Justin's the White Ninja and I'm the Legend Killer.

[Spirited Away]

Says you Eddie! I'm the Legend Killer's Killer! Hah!

[jue]

If iwere to choose between which genre of music, i'm pretty sure that rap wouldnt be my choice. Not cause of the langauge and images in their video's. But it just doesn't suit me. I mean the beats and everything are nice and what not, but it's just not me. I think others are disliking rap and its genre because of what they "think" its like. If the majority of shows on tv show rap as 50 cent & etc. of course many are gonna have a like a negative tought on rap. But rap as a whole is not just 50 cent kinda music. The people who dislike rap and haven't heard the other types, need to actually hear songs from Tupac, Kanye West and such. They're rap artist's also but their songs have different meanings to them. Not just about drugs, girls and stuff like that. 50 cent type of rap is not me. But if i wanted to, i could last with kanye west type of songs.

[Yemmerz]

Meh, we had this discussion in my class one day, and also at a county meeting with adults.

At the meeting, adults hated it because they said it was all about sex, money, and drugs. This fact is true. If you turn on the radio to a rap station, you probably will hear something about hustlin, f**king some hoe, and other stuff like that. But the thing people always seem to f**k up is what rap is. Rap was to inform the world about what their hood is like. So if in the hood, they say nigga, then they're gonna say nigga in their song. It only makes sense. Yeah, I'm black, but I hate new school rap, cos it's some shit. No one is original anymore, and it's all about the beef with someone else. Hip Hop is rap, rap is not a genre. Hip hop is a life style, not some dumb fad that allows any one to wear Jordans and a Northface and think they're really ghetto. People have taken hip hop and defaced it to what most people hate now.

Go google some old school rap. Real rap. Not that Young Jeezy shit, or whatever people listen to.

[*Teenage Mutant Ninja Meg*]

I like some rap, though a lot of it is really tasteless. Especially the song "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" which won an academy... goodness, who were the judges this year?

[Crich323]

I think some people don't like it because they don't understand it. Some words are too fast to understand and I think that it just frustrates some of the people who listen to it.
I may be wrong, but that's how I see it.