:nodhead:

I also notice that this song pulled people onto the RP boards that I've never seen here before. So that's a good thing.

In any genre of music, 90% (at least) is garbage, IMO. Rap, Country, Rock, Jazz, whatever. And if you only listen to what's popular in any of those genres, you're going to get the ClearChannel version... not a useful sampler of what's good, I'm sure we can all agree. So why do so many people condemn rap when we know we're not hearing the good stuff when we hear it on Clear Channel or MTV etc.?

I got a few rap things in the ol' cd player myself. Not many, but I'm not ruling much of anything out just because it's in a genre I think I don't like.

Ever notice that people who say "ALL" rap sucks, and that it is all angry and mysogonistic(sp?), sound pretty damn angry themselves???

Haven't read the other comments (too busy now), but I bet many say something like this:

I don't like rap. This is probably a decent rap song, as they go, but it's still rap.

Let's make RP a rap-free zone. 8O :puke: :verysorry: =; <-( :butt:

If I had to choose between this and that Shatner piece, I'd take this.

Haven't read the other comments (too busy now), but I bet many say something like this:

I don't like rap. This is probably a decent rap song, as they go, but it's still rap.

Let's make RP a rap-free zone. I don't want to be narrow-minded, but I've given it a chance and I'm just not interested.

Please just pull this off the rotation.

8O :puke: :verysorry: =; <-( :butt:

Haven't read the other comments (too busy now), but I bet many say something like this:

I don't like rap. This is probably a decent rap song, as they go, but it's still rap.

Let's make RP a rap-free zone. I don't want to be narrow-minded, but I've given it a chance and I'm just not interested.

Please just pull this off the rotation.

8O :puke: :verysorry: =; <-( :butt:

Just skimming over you first link for now, it seems like its more of an historical account of the evolution of uneducated gang expression then justification for it being called music. Just because you are a thug who can rhyme chick with dick, doesn’t make you an artist. With that said, if you like it, that’s fine, I was just yanking your tail. I personally find it offensive and disgusting, so please turn down your car stereo when you drive by my house, or at least turn down the bass.

Try this link for a brief education on rap as a musical art form:
http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1993/4/93.04.04.x.html

Or for a more up to date link:
http://www.jahsonic.com/Rap.html

And Encyclopedia.com's take on rap music:
http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/r1/rapmusic.asp

The flaw in you statement is that rap is not music.

One interesting thing I've noticed is that listeners here at RP seem to be very open to many different genres except rap. You can't really be an eclectic radio station by ignoring an entire genre of music. For anyone who doesn't like this song, make sure you're criticizing it on the basis of the song, and not your biases against a type of music.

I'm sorry, but you can't compare the two. It's like comparing Brahms to Brubeck. They both have merit, but are totally different.

One interesting thing I've noticed is that listeners here at RP seem to be very open to many different genres except rap. You can't really be an eclectic radio station by ignoring an entire genre of music. For anyone who doesn't like this song, make sure you're criticizing it on the basis of the song, and not your biases against a type of music.

The flaw in you statement is that rap is not music.

Compare this to the preceeding Beatles tune and you will realize how bad this really is.

I'd like some more good hip-hop on RP. I enjoyed this.

this is one of those cases where i'm resisting inflating my rating to compensate for others' poor judgment. i agree it seems that most of the criticism is based on its genre or style, rather than the song itself, and that's just dumb. it's not my preferred genre or style either, but it's one of the better (more melodic and lyrically conscious) examples i've heard, and it makes a nice compliment to the "eclectic" set on RP. and that's why we're all here, right?

this is one of those cases where i'm resisting inflating my rating to compensate for others' poor judgment. i agree it seems that most of the criticism is based on its genre or style, rather than the song itself, and that's just dumb. it's not my preferred genre or style either, but it's one of the better (more melodic and lyrically conscious) examples i've heard, and it makes a nice compliment to the "eclectic" set on RP. and that's why we're all here, right?

This exactly the sort of crap I listen to RP NOT to hear.

I see the last posts for this song are almost 2 years ago... I wonder why. ;) This is prob the most annoying song I have heard on RP.

Oh please. This is what's infested all the other stations I used to listen to. I come here to get away from it...