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Ok, this is the most idiotic Internet comment I've ever responded to, but here goes. Rappers are more akin to poets than musicians, the way you are using the wo
by benched 13y ago
Ok, this is the most idiotic Internet comment I've ever responded to, but here goes. Rappers are more akin to poets than musicians, the way you are using the word musician. The musicians in rap are called producers - they make the backing tracks. The appeal includes: complex technical rhyming, nuanced delivery ('flow'), vignette painting, storytelling, wordplay including numerous puns, double-entendre, and punchlines, some backing tracks are actually epic, or especially funky, i.e. they have merit as music. You apparently disapprove of the subject matter. Would you level the same criticism at movies like Scarface, Goodfellas, or The Godfather for the same reasons?
- stan_rogers 13y agoYou're arguing that the poetry is legitimate. Fine. Let it stand on its own. If it needs music to make it work, then make the music as well. If it needs somebody else's hit music to make it work, then maybe -- just maybe -- it can't quite stand on its own. That's not questioning the merit of the genre, but the merit of individual pieces.
- chasing 13y agoYou're making a common fallacy when talking about artistic genres... "Bad rap exists, therefore rap is bad." I probably don't need to explain why this is misguided. Also: Rap is not poetry. It borrows elements from poetry, but it also borrows elements from public speaking, sports, preaching, and good old-fashioned conversation. Amongst other stuff. It's a different thing. It's its own thing! Rap! Why am I having to explain this to people on Hacker News?
- benched 13y agopoetry legitimate Yeah, lemme just go check with the Poetry Oversight Council. I got a cousin who's on it, and he's a true scotsman, so I think I'm gonna win this one. While I'm at it I'll ask them what art is, 'cause I heard some people were curious about that.