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Rap

Horrible music. I have some good reasons for having this opinion too.

I used to be around rap all the time, and really.. it all sounded the same. Same beat all the time, and very identical voices (seeing as most rappers are black and have similar voices). The only thing that really changes are the sound effects in the back. Not only that, but most mainstream rap is about, yup - you got it: Sex, drugs, money, violence, racism against whites, and gangsta life. I'm not stereotyping, because I KNOW not all rap is about this. But really.. how many examples can you give besides people such as 2pac, Kayne West or Mos Def?

2pac wasn't really any different from today's rappers. He too made songs about life in the ghettos, and being a gangsta. He made songs about shooting cops, and committing other various crimes. These really aren't some standards I'd want to live by. Wouldn't you agree? And Kayne West... he recently exposed his racist personality by talking about how whites don't care about black people, and how he thinks that everything that happens is because of white people. Mos Def might've been one of the only rappers who did not follow all these stereotypes, but there are few people who listen to him compared to people who listen to shit like 50 Cent, Ludacris, or Nelly.

If you listened to most of today's rap, the songs will always be about either one of the themes mentioned above, but mostly sex. Actual lines in some rap songs include: "I'm in love with a stripper", "It's getting hot in here, so take off all your clothes", "Shake that ass girl", "I'll let you lick the lollipop", and "Your ass is a masterpiece". I could probably come up with lots more examples if I continued looking. Just goes to show you what most rap is made of.

So therefore, to those of you who are trying to defend rap, why bother? You're telling us to listen to the good stuff like 2pac, Kayne West, Mos Def, etc., but however, you listen to all that gangsta rap shit at the same time. Go out in public, and look around you. See how many people have been possessed by this music. They act like they're "the shit", use curse words in all of their sentences, wear G-Unit clothes, and call themselves "gangstas". If people really listened to the stuff you're telling them to listen to, why do we have so many people who listen to OTHER stuff and follow THEIR standards?

One more thing. To those who defend rap and bash rock/metal, SHUT UP. I'm not stereotyping rap, but YOU'RE stereotyping rock. There are VERY few bands who, as you call it, smash their instruments or scream at the top of their lungs like psychotic lunatics. The bands who do that are usually black metal bands, and black metal is virtually unknown by the public. The same goes for bands who, once again as you call it, make songs about Satan, blood, death, and all those other gruesome themes. That's death metal, which isn't any more popular than black metal. Sure, some of today's modern popular bands DO talk about this stuff, and they DO smash their instruments and scream, and yea, we all know those bands suck, just like 50 Cent does as a rapper. But they don't reflect on the ENTIRE genre. Whereas with rap, almost 2/3 of the genre is about the stereotypical stuff. Seriously, if you're going to attack something, at least be accurate with it.

Face it, rap sucks. The only talent it takes to make rap is to write lots of words and keep it in harmony with the beat. Too bad the words that are used are almost always about sex, drugs, money, and gangstas. I respect those who do not write about this stuff, and actually make their words poetry, but there are few artists who did this.

The only thing rap has going for it is that it's good music to dance to, whereas you can't do that with most rock. However, rock takes lots more talent. You need cooperation of several people to make just ONE song, while rappers don't need anyone - thus his/her job is easier. You need to learn to play instruments, while a rapper only needs to know how to talk/sing on the mic, which in fact IS quite easy to do. Not only that, but rock music is actually VARIED. Rap.. all you have is about 2 or 3 different beats with different sound effects in the back, which can be played by pushing buttons on a machine. NIIICE.

by SomeBadJoke August 5, 2006

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a genre of music that sux. i dont give a rat's on wat its about or that its poetry. and im not just some poser who hates rap because lots of other people do. i mean, i used to listen to rap. then, i realized how stupid and shitty it is. and i dont stereotype it either. not all rap is about drugs, violence, sex, etc. some of it is, but not all of it. and im no racist either; i hate eminem, and i like black rockers like jimi hendrix
and all of u retards who say that we rockers stereotype rap should shut the fuck up. even if some of us do, u people who like rap stereotype rock too.first of all:
rock takes ass loads of talent, i mean, have u tried playings some metallica? didnt think so.
second of all:
rockers dont just hit the guitars, and scream and bang the drums, ur thinking of black metal/grindcore,(which still takes talent) an extremely tiny fraction of rock
third of all:
all rock isn't about drugs, sex, violence, rape, gore, blood,sexuality, satan, death, disease, etc. thats death metal(which is almost impossible to play) and black metal(both r still pritty good, in my opinion)
to make my point clear, rap is garabage and rock kicks ass

black dude: quit stereotyping rap!!
me: im not, u fuck bag!
Black dude: if ur not stereotyping rap, then rock isnt constant screaming and banging of instruments
me:im not, and ur a hypocrate, cuz ur stereotyping rock right now. not all rock screams and bangs, and the stuff that does takes talent, so shut the fuck up, bitch!!!

ps:ull c only some rockers bang their instruments AT THE END OF MUSIC VIDEOS, oh, and rap LICKS balls

by bob July 9, 2006

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