why do people like rap?

Question

No offense to anybody who likes it but to me it is just people talking with a beat in the backround so why do people like that? I was always told you can't spell crap without rap.

Answer 1

I don't know... I'll still dance to it, though, like at school dances, it doesn't matter what the music is, you just dance... it doesn't mean I like it though... ick.

Answer 2

I think it's because people find things within the genre that excite them, mirror their lives in some way, or say something they think needs to be said....pretty much the same reason why people like any other genre of music. I've heard people say that they don't like Pop, Rock, Punk, Country, Opera etc...simply because all of the music in the respective genres "sounds exactly the same". Beauty is in the ear of the listener. In general, I hate rap (I do have some on my Ipod though), but I happen to love Country music. I'm sure a devotee of rap would wonder what I like about Country..."It's all the same! My dog died. My wife left me. I got drunk. How can you like that garbage?" See what I mean? Music, art in general, is all so subjective...there is just no telling what will strike the fancy of any listener.

Answer 3

people ask this question all the time. to some people rap is a way of life, to others its not that serious but if you really listen to some of the more decent rap songs you would find that the rap tells a story. rapping is basically a way for people to maybe vent their feelings about things or tell whats going on in their lives. the "beat in the backround" is just something that makes it kinda to listen to.

Answer 4

It is music. It is poetry of ones feelings sometimes metaphorically represented into words in order to relate to other people which are going through something similar. 2Pac has a book of poetry that he wrote when he was growing and writing raps at the same time. Most could never distinguish between his and another more respectable poet would write. People who put the art down do not perceive it for what its meant to be perceived as. Since their view on the subject is narrow they have nothing but ignorant opinions which they mistankingly push on others as misguided information which then give rap a bad name.

Answer 5

Rap has a beat you can dance to, lyrics that can usually be identified with, and a spirit that cannot be broken. IF done correctly the vocals mix with the beats in a way other forms of music cannot reach. I am not a fan of this type of music, but only a country fan could see this as 100% unlikable.

Answer 6

Raps okay as long as I'm not in the room at the time.

Problem is, it's the "In" thing in the music industry and has been for some time. Money for old rope, if you can talk so fast that nobody can understand a blind word you're saying, you can earn a fortune.

Answer 7

It is the ultimate form of pop music, once upon a time you had to be able to write songs, sing and play the guitar. But since the dawn of the music video, all you have to do is look good and have an "attitood".

It is just a statement of a person's attitude. The listener hopes to identify with the same attitude.

Answer 8

rap these days are all about boobs and butts. i hate rap, there are some rap songs that have a good beat to them. but i am 100% rock!
now oldschool rap, i like. yes rap is crap. they dont even now that they are rapping about. rappers wake up in the morning and say i think im going to write about toothpaste! and earlier today my brother was trying to compare 50 cent with the beatles!!!
i got up and slapped him. never ever compare 50 with the beatles!

peace!

Answer 9

Rap is also seen as a form of poetry and rappers like Common are known to be doing a style called 'Spoken Word'. Besides rap is something different to other musical genres - and nowdays lots of people have rappers on their songs.

Answer 10

to me that's offensive. music is my love and if you appreciate music you will learn to like all types of music. you will see the good in every thing. I'm an r&b singer and rap and my music go hand and hand. so i totaly disagree. alot. rap to me is poetry. and too many people it helps them get out of struggle. without rap some black or hispanic people would never get there a s s out the ghetto. but you would never thought that cause your selfish. rap is hip-hop. and hip-hop is culture. its a way of life

Answer 11

first of all: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/music

that definition proves beyond doubt that rap is music

second of all, you need to get out of this mentality that if music isn't singing, it's bad

then you need to realise that not all rap isn't just about bitches and gats. i find it hard to believe that you would write off an entire genre. there isn't any music genre where i've found that i like nothing. try to expand your musical tastes

if you're genuinely interested in finding rap albums to like then here are a few that might get you interested:

it takes a nation of millions to hold us back by public enemy
the chronic by dr dre*
36 chambers (enter the wu-tang) by wu-tang clan
liquid swords by gza/genius
the marshall mathers lp by eminem
greatest hits by 2pac
illmatic by nas

*yes this does contain all the cliché stuff about bitches and hoes but the beats and flow are fantastic