Yeah I listen to it... constantly... all the time.. every day... for hours.. Yeah, It's become a love of just music and the voice behind it. But some people don't even believe rap is "music". Trust me I've come across them.. But the truth is, most people who just listen to music by the best song out, or the coolest sounding songs are just wasting there time with rap. Of course rap has it's obvious downsides with the clear incentive to make money and have sex with women. That's very clear in a lot of rap songs these days sadly... But I steer away from that type of rap, and what it brings to the culture. I stick with rap with meaning behind it, where there's a flow you can bob your head to, and when you listen it's a amazing story. Maybe that's the reason I like to write with a set rhythmic beat to it. I'm far from a rapper trust me though. But anyway my point is that rap for years has been so deeply rooted into my life it's become something more then just music to me, more then just a beat with a nice hook. A story that I visualize and relate to in almost every way. And if you were wondering who is my favorite rapper? Well that's not much of a question. He's more of a poet anyway.
Here's a few few songs if you've never heard 2Pac. I know a lot of people have "heard" him, but I mean listen. It gives me goosebumps sometimes when it's the 100th time hearing the songs.
2Pac-Dear Mama And 2Pac-Brenda's got a baby. I made this post for myself to remind myself where I came from. These songs mean a lot to me because of the message I feel from it. I don't anyone to relate that reads this, just to understand.
I think that what I have noticed is that people do not always give rappers their due as poets. Sure, they have their own dialect, and it is not always "proper" in an academic way, but poetry has always broken society's rules.
I know that recently, the coaches in FPS have been warned about songs with inappropriate lyrics that have been played before games and during halftimes. One pet peeve I have with writers, either in fiction or in song lyrics, is swearing or being disrespectful just because it is ridiculous and will sell books or records.
Like you said above, some rappers are obnoxious. They use the N word in every song, just to do it, or they swear just to swear. Others treat women as though they were pet toys, totally lacking in respect. That being said, much rap is poetically powerful and is about meaningful ideas.
Rap, or any other form of communication, should not just be dismissed without any critical understanding of it.
I think that what I have noticed is that people do not always give rappers their due as poets. Sure, they have their own dialect, and it is not always "proper" in an academic way, but poetry has always broken society's rules.
ReplyDeleteI know that recently, the coaches in FPS have been warned about songs with inappropriate lyrics that have been played before games and during halftimes. One pet peeve I have with writers, either in fiction or in song lyrics, is swearing or being disrespectful just because it is ridiculous and will sell books or records.
Like you said above, some rappers are obnoxious. They use the N word in every song, just to do it, or they swear just to swear. Others treat women as though they were pet toys, totally lacking in respect. That being said, much rap is poetically powerful and is about meaningful ideas.
Rap, or any other form of communication, should not just be dismissed without any critical understanding of it.