Alright. I’m going to talk about hip hop music to the outsider for a minute.

Anyone who already accepts hip hop as an art can stop reading.

I can guarantee everyone who reads this post could evaluate a rappers lyrics who they appreciated.

After you like the message/lyrics, all you need to do is get use to everything else that comes with it.

“When I was just a little baby boy

My mamma used to tell me these crazy things

She used to tell me my daddy was an evil man

She used to tell me he hated me

But then I got a little bit older and I realized she was the

crazy one

And there was nothing I could do or say to change her

Cause that´s just the way she was”

Nobody can relate to that? Even an artist like Eminem, who goes way to far, a lot of the time, is a genius entertainer.

He takes a serious subject that many people can relate to, and puts a sick twist on it like a drama movie. If he lived in his music, this fantasy he is writing, that’s what he would do to his mother.

I can actually write rap lyrics and freestyle. I have about 4 years of experience and wouldn’t even consider myself decent (compared to a lot of mainstream rappers lyrically, I would be), it’s not like you wake up a rapper. Granted, you could be born with more rhythm than another person.

Rapping isn’t about holding a chord like ROCK. It doesn’t take as much vocal talent as rock.

Still it takes a lot practice to be good on beats.

As for lyrically speaking, think about the greatest poetry and how difficult it is to write. You need to do all these rhyme schemes, metaphors, and puns.

Remember in high school doing that? Now imagine, writing the equivalent of fifty sentences for each song with all them semantic skills.

You need to have quite a grasp for language, to be able to execute such a feat. Don’t you think?

If you’re willing to say hip hop doesn’t take any talent or intelligence, then you’re also saying poetry doesn’t. I don’t think, any of us want to say Robert Frost was a dummy.

In hip hop music, we have all aspects of life displayed to the fullest.

You can listen to a rapper like “Chamillionaire” if you want to and he will give you, the I don’t give a damn about anything but partying.

In contradiction you could listen to “Immortal Technique”, and get your share of conspiracy theories about the Government. I know, “Loose Change” is popular on the internet.

You might listen to “Eminem”, if you are a psychologist. Honestly, wouldn’t it be an achievement to understand, how he would come up with this stuff?

You would listen to “Nas”, if you wanted to know about the streets. He is a perfect “rag to riches” story. He will give you motivation. Literally, he won awards for his “I Can” song an inspirational song, telling children, they can too.

Of course, you’re exposed to the most sensationalized, dumbed down and absurd music in the mainstream.

Isn’t that true of all facets of life? Watch any good reality TV lately? You could have been reading a book. Been to any good parties lately? I’ll bet you want to.

You don’t think hip hop music is diversified as well?

To imply that there isn’t some modern day wordsmiths and some of the best musical writers of this century and the last is a mistake.

You could be basically proven wrong. If you break down the amount of original thought, technical skill, and knowledge on a line by line basis.

Of course, your ears are a delicate part of your being. They are very touchy. But, I think, if you like the message or lyrics, you can “trick your brain” into liking the whole package.

You’re of course entitled to your opinion.

But if you think people who do rock music are the geniuses and rappers are the stupid ones, that’s slightly off.

Readers Note: Sorry for the lack of quality compared to other articles, this was originally intended to be a forum post.

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