Poll: Do you listen to rap?

[AnarchistFish]

Don't assume. I didn't counter not because I didn't have a response, I didn't counter cause I didn't want to counter. I didn't want to counter cause it would continue the discussion in which I had no interest in continuing. And why should I? There are no minds being changed here, no point being proven right or wrong. I have answered the thread's question, you disagreed with it, the end. Different strokes for different folks. You think my observations are wrong? Good for you. Sorry the hint wasn't clear enough for ya. Good day sir.

Why are you even on these forums if you don't want to discuss things and if you're unprepared to hear your opinions, that you're all too happy to tell everyone, questioned?

Don't bother answering that, it's rhetorical and I don't care anymore

 

[V da Mighty Taco]

Oh yeah, I'm still a big fan of the likes of Public Enemy, Tupac, and Eminem. Most mainstream rap these days is utter crap though, lacking the lyrical prowess and strong messages that made old school rap great. Even those with potential like Kanye and Wayne completely fuck it up most of the time by repeating the same crap that everyone else does (full of themselves, having little to no message in their songs, lack of passion or creativity, treating rap like it should ever be fit for a dance club, etc.)

I have heard some good indie rap though (yay Youtube!), so we at least have that I guess.

 

[evenest]

I haven't listened to a rap record since "Peter Piper picked peppers, but Run rocked rhymes."

I lost interest in it as I developed my musical appreciation and lost touch with some of the friends with whom I listened to that music. It also coincided with a phase I entered where I couldn't appreciate artists who didn't create their music but rather sampled it.

 

[rednose1]

All the time. The songs that are just downright dumb (i.e. super materialistic, looking at you Nelly, "Grillz" was just...bad) have the life of flies. They stay on the radio for about 2 weeks or so, and then replace by some other nonsense.

My personal band of choice is Outkast (which is just Big Boi now, unless Andre changes his mind)

Old school songs like "Rosa parks" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjRPBrmu1WQ
And the newer stuff like "Shutterbugg" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWsvkW6rKkQ and "Lines" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIo2m0iyl-U

 

[socialtangent]

Anyone who claims to hate rap as a genre just hasn't looked hard enough. If you look enough, you'll find something from pretty much any genre of music that you'll like. Doesn't matter if it's just a single song, or a single artist. The only person you're hurting is yourself if you decide to close yourself off to music without giving it an honest chance.

More on topic, yes, I listen to rap. Wu-Tang Clan, Kanye West, Eminem, Del the Funky Homosapien, and Mos Def are among my favorites. George Watsky and EpicLloyd are also great rappers that produce Youtube content on a somewhat regular basis.

 

[TehCookie]

I don't mind rapping, but I hate rap.

huh??
they're exactly the same thing..

Is a person rapping over a rock music rap or rock?

Both. Rap rock is a hybrid genre. And it's not one which is done well that often. But rapping isn't particularly a genre in itself. It's like calling screaming a genre.

So you realize rapping and the genre rap aren't the same thing?

 

[Verlander]

I haven't listened to a rap record since "Peter Piper picked peppers, but Run rocked rhymes."

I lost interest in it as I developed my musical appreciation and lost touch with some of the friends with whom I listened to that music. It also coincided with a phase I entered where I couldn't appreciate artists who didn't create their music but rather sampled it.

It didn't get better after that.

OT Yeah occasionally, I listen to a lot of everything, but it's rarely my "go to" section on my computer

 

[Vkmies]

Retro music guy myself. 40's-70's, so not really no, though I find Jon Lajoie to be a comic genius.

 

[Lovely Mixture]

I can listen to almost anything........ except A Capella. I don't mind rap, I just haven't found much of it that I really enjoy, but there was a remix of The Real Slim Shady that I still listen to now and then.

 

[theSteamSupported]

I'm not listening to as much rap as I should be doing...

 

[Beautiful Tragedy]

old school almost exclusively, and old school to me is 80s and some 90s

 

[AnarchistFish]

I don't mind rapping, but I hate rap.

huh??
they're exactly the same thing..

Is a person rapping over a rock music rap or rock?

Both. Rap rock is a hybrid genre. And it's not one which is done well that often. But rapping isn't particularly a genre in itself. It's like calling screaming a genre.

So you realize rapping and the genre rap aren't the same thing?

They are. Rap isn't a genre in itself and if you're talking about rap it's just music with rapping in it. Hip hop is a genre. But hip hop doesn't need rapping to be hip hop.

 

[Yokillernick]

Only when I'm playing GTA: San Andreas, so I guess that'd be a no.

Same as you buddy. Although I did tend to prefer K-Rose over the other stations.

OT: there's only a couple of Rap songs I actually enjoy so no not really.

 

[Poindexter]

Not a huge fan. Kanye West went to my high school so he played a free show. Wasn't too bad.

 

[TehCookie]

I don't mind rapping, but I hate rap.

huh??
they're exactly the same thing..

Is a person rapping over a rock music rap or rock?

Both. Rap rock is a hybrid genre. And it's not one which is done well that often. But rapping isn't particularly a genre in itself. It's like calling screaming a genre.

So you realize rapping and the genre rap aren't the same thing?

They are. Rap isn't a genre in itself and if you're talking about rap it's just music with rapping in it. Hip hop is a genre. But hip hop doesn't need rapping to be hip hop.

Hip hop doesn't need rapping to be hip hop, which is why people say rap to referring to rapping hip hop, which is a more specific genre. Which is why people specify when it's not hip hop, as you shown above with rap rock.

 

[kortin]

Rap is crap, yo. I've never heard a good rap song, ever.

 

[Erja_Perttu]

I used to have a weird stigma against rap when I was younger, as I tried to fit with my friends, who were goths and had a weird theory that rap would immediately turn you into a chav.

But then I listened to some rap and to my surprise, I actually enjoyed it!. So yes, I'd consider myself a fan of rap. Then again, I like most musical genres when they're done well.

My experiences were much the same! Did you guys have goth vs chav fights too?

Rap wasn't something my mates or family listened to much, so I wasn't exposed to it much. But, every now and then I'll find one I like, and that's cool.

 

[Patrick Buck]

I answered yes, even though theres only ONE rap I have ever heard that I like, and it's only half rap. Miracle of Sound- Blood of the Creed.

I thought that was dubstep-ish, not really rappy?
I'm not really a fan of either, so I couldn't really accurately judge, although I did like that song....

 

[Broken Blade]

Nope. I can't stand rap, and I've had friends who called me out for not giving it a try. And then I tell them I've been trying to find rap I like for fifteen years, and it hasn't worked. And then they shut up. I've actually found songs I would love if the rap wasn't in it (Coming Home and Libera Me From Hell spring to immediate mind).

 

[username sucks]

I answered yes, even though theres only ONE rap I have ever heard that I like, and it's only half rap. Miracle of Sound- Blood of the Creed.

I thought that was dubstep-ish, not really rappy?
I'm not really a fan of either, so I couldn't really accurately judge, although I did like that song....

About 70% of that song is Gav rapping with dubstep in the background. He even said himself that it was a mix of rap and dubstep.

I also just realized that I frequently liten to raps by the Gorrilaz.