UBER 1337 Poster Rep: 31  Joined: 06 May 2007 Posts: 3,253 OFFLINE | SPEAKERZZ wrote:
Trackz wrote:
kev360 wrote:
Trackz wrote:
kev360 wrote:
i personally really don’t like rap, but thats probably more of a cultural thing then anything else. it just doesn’t appeal to me.
but, your reasons, thats probably why i like rapping over rock so much. its like the perfect blend of music.
oh, and, as petrofsky said, don’t dismiss rock lyrics that easily. pink floyd, for example, is all about lyrics.
wouldnt you say the instrumental is weighed a little bit more though?
in most rock, yeah, but there are exceptions.
ofcourse, some of the best rap songs (in my opinion) are the rock instrumentals with the rap lyrics they go so good together
one example - jay-z and linkin park
but rock artists and rap artists don’t really share the same concept. that’s where i disagree. many rap artists talk about ethnic struggles because of the fact that they are a minority suppressed by a very republican-like government (not in terms of real republicans or democrats). rock artists don’t normally convey that idea because they were rarely brought up under that kin of minority suppression. In rock, i see more personal struggles rather than social struggles such as relationships and what not. I’m not trying to stereotype all rock, but i personally hear it in many of the songs i listen to. rap seems to convey social issues (eg. talib kweli - who is one of the best frontrunners of social conscious hip hop).
Yes, Rock mainly talks about personal issues, but there have been many songs about political corruption and social corruption as well. But yes, rock does talk mainly about personal issues like being an outcast, depression, lonliness, anger, etc.
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