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Old 06-17-2008, 01:18 AM
 
Location: Nevada
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I agree with everything listed below. The majority of the top rappers are garbage, cant even dress normal. Pants falling off , give me a break. I feel much safer going to a rock concert then a rap concert.




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Why do people hate rap?
"Gangsta"Ghetto Mentality
Violent Lyrics
Materialism(Bling,Rims,Grills).
Offensive to Women(I know Rock does this but not even close to Rap)
Ripping off old Songs
Promote a Criminal Lifestyle
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Old 06-17-2008, 01:24 AM
 
Location: still in exile......
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I do too - Kick Push was one of the best songs I've heard in a long time
I like Lupe also, "streets on fire" and "the cool" are awesome songs, the guy is a lyrical genius!!!!
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Old 06-17-2008, 02:57 PM
 
Location: Orlando, FL
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Personally speaking....it is entertainment and indeed requires talent to perform correctly. However, I don't consider it music. More of a form of poetry with a beat behind it. That is when you strip all the bling away. Consider.....Gil Scott Heron....Small Talk At 125th & Lenox.
So poetry doesn't require talent? okay if you say so
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Old 06-17-2008, 03:49 PM
 
Location: Southwest Pa
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So poetry doesn't require talent? okay if you say so
Did I not say it requires talent to perform correctly?
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Old 06-17-2008, 05:34 PM
 
Location: Chicago
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So poetry doesn't require talent? okay if you say so
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Personally speaking....it is entertainment and indeed requires talent to perform correctly. However, I don't consider it music. More of a form of poetry with a beat behind it. That is when you strip all the bling away. Consider.....Gil Scott Heron....Small Talk At 125th & Lenox.
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Old 06-17-2008, 09:11 PM
 
Location: NEPA
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Rap is annoying, they all grab themselves, wear their pants down to the knees, no talent, don't like it, it needs to go.
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Old 06-17-2008, 09:17 PM
 
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Not everyone does, however. You ask someone why they hate rap, and they are all like, "oh because they talk about guns and killing people, they say slurs, and they degrade women" They cannot seem to come up with a reason that hasn't already been said. What they don't realize is that not ALL rap and hip hop talk about those things: love, struggling to make it and be somebody, earning respect, mouring someone (i.e. diddy's tribute to notorious B.I.G. & big pun's tribute) anyone's opinion is greatly appreciated, including people that dislike rap. HOWEVER, please give me a reason that hasn't already been said .... Also, rapping requires much talent. To those who think rapping requires no talent at all, let's see you try! It requires much thought, writing structure, flow, and excellent lyricism. See don't let guys like Soulja Boy fool you into thinking rap requires no such talent at all. Those guys are NOT rappers. They are entertainers. There's a difference between a true rapper and a entertainer.
Has the thought occured to you that maybe everyone say's the same thing because the majority of the people feel the same way? I used to enjoy 50 Cent till I bought his cd and listened to the lyrics. Sorry, It was good music and he can actually sing, His lyrics are degrading to women. He does have talent and doesn't know how to use it. I'm a 45 yr. old woman who isn't even ethnically anywhere what you'd expect to listen to his music, I'm totally not against 50 till I heard the content of his lyrics.
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Old 06-17-2008, 09:18 PM
 
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I agree with everything listed below. The majority of the top rappers are garbage, cant even dress normal. Pants falling off , give me a break. I feel much safer going to a rock concert then a rap concert.

Oh and I agree. the clothing, pants falling off is totally unacceptable!
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Old 06-17-2008, 10:02 PM
 
Location: Beaumont, Texas
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It's kind of funny what is considered "fashionable". We used to "slab" our pants back in the day too. The difference was that it was out of neccesity. By the middle of the school year we would have grown a bit and would have to pull our pants a little lower, so as not to be "flooding". An oversized shirt (easily obtained from one of the many hand-me-downs) was needed to play it off. The super short haircuts we had to have because we couldn't afford to maintain our shags (a black version of the mullet) or gherri-curls. Jeans and white tee-shirts - same as today, they were cheap and if one had a few, it could be made to look as if we had many. We wore Dickies because they were cheap and wouldn't wear out quickly - not in order to seem "gangster". It's kind of funny that our old poverty fashion is now seen as high (street) fashion.
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Old 06-17-2008, 10:32 PM
 
Location: Nevada
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Default Rap sucks

Exactly. I have no interst in their music nor their bottom. Like i said before they are just a bunch of punks.


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Oh and I agree. the clothing, pants falling off is totally unacceptable!
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