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Post by willien on Nov 29, 2023 21:52:09 GMT
I like a very wide variety of music. Among the exceptions are disco, rap and hip hop - which I cannot honestly differentiate from rap. Rap is very, very popular and widespread but it simply leaves me baffled and unmoved. Any one into it or, failing that, "get it"?
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Post by Ivor E Tower on Nov 29, 2023 21:58:41 GMT
Nope, it annoys me too
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Post by spinno on Nov 29, 2023 22:02:43 GMT
not into it as such, but I do admit to liking a few rappers for their attitude, which I believe is what rap is all about; I stand to be corrected
My Rap Top 5
1. Gangstas Pardise - Coolio
2. Ice Ice Baby - Vanilla Ice
3. My name is - Eminem
4. U Can't Touch This - MC Hammer
5. Twist and shout - Salt and Pepa
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Post by zou on Nov 29, 2023 22:03:10 GMT
Not really into it but it features in some music that I do like. For example Blue Lines by Massive Attack. Ultimately it's a form of word play, rhyme and rhythm, and some are better than others.
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Post by daves on Nov 29, 2023 22:04:35 GMT
The "C" is silent.
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Post by spinno on Nov 29, 2023 22:05:58 GMT
The other thing of course is that rappers are accused of stealing music from white artists, but as we know white artists have never stolen anything from black artists...
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Post by John Farrell on Nov 29, 2023 22:06:45 GMT
A rock music radio station in Auckland used to advertise themselves as "No rap, no crap, the Madonna free zone".
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Post by spinno on Nov 29, 2023 22:08:08 GMT
A rock music radio station in Auckland used to advertise themselves as "No rap, no crap, the Madonna free zone". ah! 24 hour silence... |
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Post by MJB on Nov 29, 2023 22:20:18 GMT
Give me rap over Pink Floyd any day of the week. I'm not an officianado, but I do like some of it. How can you not like Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five's 'White Lines'? There's a lot of great protest songs that white, middle class Scots wouldn't be expected to understand.
FWIW I love 70s and 80s disco too.
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Post by willien on Nov 29, 2023 22:33:29 GMT
Give me rap over Pink Floyd any day of the week. I'm not an officianado, but I do like some of it. How can you not like Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five's 'White Lines'? There's a lot of great protest songs that white, middle class Scots wouldn't be expected to understand.
FWIW I love 70s and 80s disco too. Moo if you demand pre-warmed hands?  |
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Post by spinno on Nov 29, 2023 23:23:50 GMT
Give me rap over Pink Floyd any day of the week. I'm not an officianado, but I do like some of it. How can you not like Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five's 'White Lines'? There's a lot of great protest songs that white, middle class Scots wouldn't be expected to understand.
FWIW I love 70s and 80s disco too. Moo if you demand pre-warmed hands? More like "Donald where's yer troosers"? |
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Post by willien on Nov 29, 2023 23:39:09 GMT
Moo if you demand pre-warmed hands? More like "Donald where's yer troosers"? Covering my legs and other bits and don't call me Donald. |
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Post by zx9 on Nov 30, 2023 8:27:13 GMT
In my youth I was very focused on what genera of music I would listen to, as I have matured I find that some of the groups that I had dismissed were or still are actually really rather good. As for do I like rap, the gut reaction would have been no but there has been a huge amount of crossover from punk and metal into rap and on to grunge. Of the bands I have seen live, I would include Blondie, Faith No More, Red Hot Chilli Peppers to name just three.
Musical pigeon holes can be as tribal as Ford v Vauxhall, Nikon v Canon, Celtic v Rangers, Red Bull v Ferrari when all you actually want to see is a good photo, watch an interesting F1 race with overtaking, or listen to music that captivates you through lyrics or composition.
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Post by dreampolice on Nov 30, 2023 9:52:23 GMT
On the whole, I'd rather dig out my ears and fill the void with earwigs than listen to Rap/garage/gangsta. I agree about Grandmaster Flash and white lines. Love that song and the memories of clubbing when I was younger, which strangely enough were alternative clubs but still played that track.
I do have a wide ranging taste of music now but as I say, Rap or that sort of thing I just generally don't like, however if I like a song/artist, I'll like it, irrespective of the genre. one similar album is Kings and Queens by Jamie T. Really not my thing however there are some great tracks on it. Anybody that knows me and my tastes would not have me liking that!
As some of you know I am a fan of Numan. Oddly, he has been linked and referenced by early US rap artists as an influence, which seems weird. AfriKa Bambaataa an American DJ/Rap artist collaborated with him, covering one of his early tracks. it is strangely very good (certainly with a bit of volume!)
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Post by Fenris on Nov 30, 2023 10:20:45 GMT
It depends on what sort of Rap you are talking about, it's a huge genre.
Personally I like stuff from Run DMC and others of a similar ilk.
But... there is one modern rapper that I really like and have seen him perform quite a few times, Professor Elemental!
I've also done photoshoots with him. This is him with "Mr B the Gentleman Rhymer" performing "Everything Stops for Tea"
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