Sorry, but that stuff on the radio is not hip hop, any more than Nickelback is Black Metal.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgQdWoIkbCk&feature= related

The Roots.

Tell me that's not music.

Ignorance is ignorance.

NOTHING ON THE RADIO IS WORTH LISTENING TO. Live by these words, n00bs.

This is coming from an instrumental musician. Hip Hop is an art form that bridges TWO forms of art better than any other form of expression.



What music do you listen to?



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I can see not liking rap, but to blatantly say it isn't music is a bit harsh. >.> Your second paragraph I pretty much agree though.

listen to:
AZ ,Beastie boys, Big L, Big pun, Binary Star, Blackstar, Blu&exile, Blue scholars, Chamillionaire, Common, Cyne, Immortal Technique, KRS-One, Lupe Fiasco, Nas, Rakim, The Roots, Tribe Called Quest, These are my personal favorites. The ones that i named that are rap groups listen to the members in the group to

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A little of everything. But actually no rap song. I'm keen on Pop/rock and Indie bands. And concerning Hip Hop, I only listen to something you seem to loathe : Timbaland and Rihanna (respectively one and two songs by them).

you listen to singles or whole albums?

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Singles, I've got great difficulty to listen to whole albums.

Including in the rock sense?


If so, then I have nothing left to say.

Personally, music is an extension of my being, so flippancy and misconceptions irk me a bit.

You miss out on the flavor of the art buy only listening to singles.

Also: Rihanna cannot sing at all.

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Rap and Rock are dying. All the music thats out there is just poppy ringtone music. Really sadwhen all the rappers have to use voice boxes and all popular rock band look like ugly chicks.

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err...good music still exists, maybe you're looking for it in the wrong places.

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This. truth. +1. etc.

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i listen to Eminem, Tupac, some Biggie, and most Shady/Aftermath artists...with other rappers

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"my mind shines bright even when my thoughts seem dark"

Never Ignorant Getting Goals Accomplished

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singles or whole albums?

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"Hip-hop was set out in the dark. They used to do it out in the park"

Pop/Rock may be a little different. Nevertheless, it doesn't mean it's a misconception because "you" think of it as one. I just pick the songs which speak to me and leave the others. Face it, there is no single way to like music, nor do you have the right to think that your idea is the right one.

However, I especially appreciate this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjdMM2lY_Bg and this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YB1QkirsCpA.

I listen to 10+ songs by both bands.

Rihanna : I don't mind, if it's only for a few minutes.

I agree that there is no single way to like music. But you are completely discarding a time tested form of music based on misconceptions, i.e. what you hear in the mainstream.

Now, the two things you linked aren't my particular cup of tea for more than one reason, which I won't bore you with, but that doesn't mean that I'm going to trash talk them and say they aren't music.

I also disagree with the attitude of picking out singles or singular songs as 1. a portrait of what an artist can do and 2. as a measure for the genre, let alone for listening pleasure. To get a full feel for a musician's work, you have to listen to a complete piece, which today is an album.

If you think I'm close minded musically, you may be right. But my last-fm is linked in my sig, so judge by what I listen to if you must.

Suffice to say I am not trying to convince you to like hip hop. Just don't base your assumptions on what is produced by major record labels, because nearly NOTHING produced by them in the last (almost) 10 years is worth a damn.



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10 years really o.O

i can name a couple the first 6 nas albums i think there classics then Jay Z albums from 99 to 2003...dont for get Lupe Fiasco =O Common, Chamillionaire i actually think ultimate victory is an instany classic in my opinion, Ludacris..thats all i can think of right now but these guys are worth a damn


whats up with all this talk with Biggie and Tupac..how come no one ever talks about Big L i think he is as great as biggie and tupac

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