Ignorance

[One-Way]

As much as I despise (!) rap and hip-hop, I will not discredit it. It is just another form of popular music.

I say this because people often smirk or have a snappy comment when I tell them one of my passions in life is dance music. They think it's not a credible form of music. Like I say in Armenian, "verchin hokuhs!" (My last worry.) I love dance music in all of its forms (house, electroclash, electropop, europop, techno, etc). It breathes life into me. Most people don't understand.

So that's why -- as much as I can't stand rap and hip-hop (along with other genres), I still respect them as valid forms of popular music. And I still respect other people's taste in music. I know there are people out there who feel about rap/hip-hop the way I feel about dance music.

Live and let live. Tolerate and respect.

Very nicely said. This person doesn't like it, which is fine, but still respects it. You guys can all learn from him/her.

[1womanARMY]

Am I the ONLY one who loves rock and rap???

I honestly listen to both...it depends on my mood...and i would never dump one for the other...I just love great music!

[Siamanto]

Without getting into details, I just wanted to say that
- I more or less agree with oNe-wAy and nairi. My opinion may be biased because I do enjoy "good quality???" rap music
- I agree with oNe-wAy that often anti "Rap Music???" feelings reflect/hide a lack of exposure to the genre. Not always
- Rapping requires techniques that may prove to be much harder to master than most forms of singing practiced in Pop/Rock
- As for Hip-hop, collage is a form of Art: putting together disparate samples has many challenges: some of artistic nature and others purely technical
- As nairi have already mentioned, rapping is not limited to Hip-hop. nairi, Linkin Park is a very popular band where rap is used.
- Like in every other form of expression - musical or not - some are of low quality and others of better or much better quality
- What MTV presents and/or popular Hip-Hop "bands" are not of the highest quality. BET may not be the best way to discover Hip-Hop, but preferable to MTV!
- It is unfortunate - and ironic - that the lyrics are usually a bit "shallow." Of course, there are some exceptions
- ...

[One-Way]

Forget the tango - Do the Fandango

[Siamanto]

Forget the tango - Do the Fandango

That's an excellent example of the "shallow" and mediocre lyrics that I was referring to in my previous post! Thanks!

[One-Way]

No problem, sir.

[K0nArtist]

nice avy fgt

[One-Way]

What would "fgt" mean?

[misshayastan]

all i ave to say is dat HIP-HOP music is da BEST and it will always be. anyone got anyfin to say about it holla bac.

[winoman]

Information is not knowledge,
Knowledge is not wisdom,
Wisdom is not truth,
Truth is not beauty,
Beauty is not love,
Love is not music
and Music is THE BEST

- Frank Zappa