Today's music. What do you think of it?

Question

I'm 19 years old and I've come to a point where I stopped listening to this fake/thug/garbage music. The same could be said about reggaeton too, but just as everything there is a good and bad. Hip hop has it's flaws and ups. The same could be said about reggaeton. I'm not against today's sexual songs because we are all sexual and sometiimes we need that kind of stuff (don't front!). I'm against violent music. It's a real shame that artists promote violence. Look at Daddy Yankee and his song with Snoop Dogg. Oh yeah he raps about how you have to be tough in the streets, with images of a person with a gas mask (I mean WTF, this ain't no chemical/gas war!). Yet at the end of the video you see a young girl with carboards saying to give back to the community. Don't be using innocent children in your pathetic videos. I used to listen to gangsta rap, but I really thought hard about it and said to myself, why am I so angry? Instead of me making trouble why don't I contribute to

society...

Answer 1

im really too busy to listen to the radio but when i actually have time to...i dont like what im hearing at all..its mostly the rap and hip hop that annoys me, just the ignorant stuff that they are rapping about bugs me...saying things about if ur chain hangs low? apple bottom jeans?...ugh..horrible...thats why i stay to alternative music and nothing ignortant...music that actually has meaning....i'm 19 too!. haha

Answer 2

It sure has come to a sad state when so many people your age cant stand the music of their generation. The music of today truely sucks. Yes my parents said the same when I was growing up, but today it is really true. Proof is that todays generation dont even want to listen to it! Well many of your age seem to be going back in time & listening to the great music of the 60's -70's etc. Give it a try.

Answer 3

Look into world music, if you explore them all (I prefer Celtic personally) you will find there is a lot more variety and "sounds" out there, everything to suit the taste/mood. I think today's technology gives us so much greater choices than 25 years ago when someone had to make it "big" before they could put out and distribute their music, now popularity, not music executives, make the decisions.

Answer 4

I agree. Try broadining your horizions, listen to some Gershwin. Experiment with different genres. There is a lot of good new music out there, too. Have you heard Gnarls Barkley? It's great-and non violent with minimal cussing.

Answer 5

its called listening to rock. all these rappers sing about is taking advantage of women and that all they are good for is being strippers and prostitutes..stuff like that.and its just disgusting.and music should be a way to express yourselfit doesnt seem like you can really do that cuz all they rap about is drugs,girls and bein in gangs.i agree it just isnt music.

Answer 6

i get what ur sayin its lame cause every one jump in the thug crap. aint making no sence. the only person that i give all my props is 2pac see how cant he not promote violence when thats what they see. reggeton i always hated it same crap love, girls ,clubs, u just need to go and get ur ear on some real music.

Answer 7

I just got John Legend's new cd ONCE AGAIN...with his new song....Save Room for my love.....smooth, amazing...

and I bought Barry Manilow's The Greates Songs of the Sixties.....

I only buy maybe 4 cd's a year....yes they don't get rich on me.

Answer 8

Rock: Most r good.
Rap: I don't like rap, it is just not music.

Answer 9

trash, garbages, it sucks, you name it...