[glow=red:c2412c5e52]hi do u lyk thos songs if not wat do u lyk? [/glow:c2412c5e52]

Your a funny girl, aren't you :blush:

 

It's ok, they play it on channel V a bit too much, so it's like um...overload! :)

 

You can tell he has a sense of humour though, within his lyrics...

Mosh is pretty cool, i guess.

Not a fan of Eminem, I'm not a fan of the way he writes. I guess I just dont like bluntness as a lyrical style. I'm more of a fan of imagery, metaphors, and hidden meanings within lyrics, otherwise, its just everyday speech that rhymes.

 

I'm very picky about rap, I have to feel artistic vibes to like it, as I do with all other genres. Most rap seems to be a product of pop culture. I see it as a genre that focuses on image rather than artistic depth. With everyone trying to fight over who's the biggest pimp, or who's the toughest thug. Its ridiculous. The music, on the other hand, is made up of the same simple chords (if chords at all) repeated till the end of the song, and catchy "street-talk" with lyrics that try to coin the next catch-phrase. For example, Ja Rule. Ugh. Dont even classify him as an artist. He's a pop-figure, nothing more. A few rappers that I see as ARTISTS are Blackalicious, The Common, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, and Nas. I guess the rap I like is really clever street poetry if you take away the music.

 

I guess its just too simple for me to want to listen to it more than once. How many rap songs have a bridge? A key change? Different time signatures? If rap were just a handful of artists, rather than a dynasty, I think I'd appreciate it more.

 

There's a group that I saw live once, and they totally restored my faith in the future of rap. Its acoustic, its different, it doesnt adhere to pop-culture and simple formulas. Check it out.

 

http://www.scratchtrackmusic.com

Blackalicious,

 

I saw them in concert and they were freakin' INCREDIBLE!! I was so impressed with them.

 

I'd say the Roots are total class. :)