Some rap recommendations

vivify

rain

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02 Jan 22 17:12

~~chaney3~~

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02 Jan 22 20:12

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@great-big-stees said
Point taken.👍

👍 😀

I seem to have a middle finger option to choose from, lol, and I have to be careful when selecting. Eyeglasses on, check.

~~chaney3~~

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02 Jan 22 20:16

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@vivify said
If you're someone born before 1970, chances are you won't like rap. It's a genre where that targets and is consumed by mostly young people. In the same way parents once complained rock & roll or heavy metal was "not music" (many claimed it was from the "devil" ) or was just "noise", older people may do the same with rap.

I grew up on rap and even I'm starting to say the ...[text shortened]... But I'm getting older, so it's to be expected.

Rap, heavy metal, they're not for older people.

I agree. For me it's all about the lyrics, not the music. As I get older I cannot deal with lyrics that condone horrible behavior, or minimize it.

vivify

rain

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02 Jan 22 20:42

@chaney3 said
I agree. For me it's all about the lyrics, not the music. As I get older I cannot deal with lyrics that condone horrible behavior, or minimize it.

Same here. But again, that aspect of rap is dying out.

vivify

rain

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03 Jan 22 04:04

@vivify said
For those who may not like rap, I get it. Though these may not change your try sampling these, which happen to be some of my all time faves:

[youtube Nas]ATePlsHsJiI[/youtube]

[youtube Tupac]V69C37noXyk[/youtube]

[youtube Common]OjHX7jf-znA[/youtube]

[youtube Will Smith]Kr0tTbTbmVA[/youtube]

So did anyone listen to any of these tracks?

~~Executioner Brand~~

Grass Farmer

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03 Jan 22 04:54

@vivify said
So did anyone listen to any of these tracks?

Yes, great music.

mchill

Cryptic

Behind the scenes

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03 Jan 22 06:12

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@vivify said
For those who may not like rap, I get it. Though these may not change your try sampling these, which happen to be some of my all time faves:

[youtube Nas]ATePlsHsJiI[/youtube]

[youtube Tupac]V69C37noXyk[/youtube]

[youtube Common]OjHX7jf-znA[/youtube]

[youtube Will Smith]Kr0tTbTbmVA[/youtube]

I listened to these, and though I respect rap as an art form, I would point out 98% of rappers don't play a musical instruments, and don't actually sing. This is more like reciting poetry to pre recorded music. Enjoy it if you like, but IMHO it will never rise to the level of an Eric Clapton guitar solo, nor can it approach the words and music of Fleetwood Mac or Journey. 🙂

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Contentious

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03 Jan 22 06:27

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@mchill

Well said 👍

vivify

rain

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03 Jan 22 14:43

@executioner-brand said
Yes, great music.

Glad you enjoyed it.

Pianoman1

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05 Jan 22 08:02

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@vivify said
For those who may not like rap, I get it. Though these may not change your try sampling these, which happen to be some of my all time faves:

[youtube Nas]ATePlsHsJiI[/youtube]

[youtube Tupac]V69C37noXyk[/youtube]

[youtube Common]OjHX7jf-znA[/youtube]

[youtube Will Smith]Kr0tTbTbmVA[/youtube]

Thank you for introducing me to a different aspect of a genre that I normally despise.

However, compare the following lyrics:

Led Zeppelin
If the sun refused to shine, I would still be loving you,
When mountains crumble to the sea, there’ll still be you and me.
Kind woman I give you my all, kind woman nothing more.

Nikki Minaj

You a stupid hoe, you a, you a stupid hoe, you a stupid hoe,
You a stupid hoe, you a stupid hoe (yeah),
You a, you a stupid hoe, you a stupid hoe,
You a, you a stupid hoe (stupid, stupid)
You a, you a stupid hoe, you a stupid hoe (stupid, stupid)
You a, you a stupid hoe, you a stupid hoe (stupid, stupid)
You a stupid hoe, you a (stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid)

Merits of rap vs rock? I rest my case……..

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