Why is rap considered music?

Question

Rock is considered music because IT IS MUSIC-IT'S THE MUSIC OF THE LAST CENTURY!!!!!!There was good soul music back in the day, country music is music-because it was the forefather of american music-were do u think rock comes from?From country, blugrass, and southern kinds of music!!!!!!!Rap was an experiment by gangsters in the 80's, and when the stupid white owned record labels saw that it was popular as a form of, so called music, to the urban communities-they signed who ever they could! One girl answered me last time saying thatwith out rap how could we rhyme!Your dumb, i understand that humans have always been poets, but rap is not poetry-it is lyrical manslaughter!
It sounds so identical , every song, all the time-tupac could of rapped about his kids?how he loved them, no he just talked over and over about the streets, and gang life!!!!the same for all the rest!they only make songs that will sell, cause they know what will sell-and thats smart, but making pure music no, no good!

Answer 1

all of rap isn't violent or stupid. There are other rappers that are great Will Smith and many others. Rock also has very violent lyrics. If you listen to more Rap then you will see that it's not so bad.

Answer 2

Actually rap has been around for a while. It just wasn't called rap. It bloomed into it. People have been "rapping" in songs for a long time. It started out as Hip-Hop. Think back. Grand Master Flash - The Message ring any bells. He was Hip-Hop but by todays standards it is rap. To call all rap lyrical manslaughter is a bit narrow minded. Every band/group/solo artist sells out to make it big. That's how it works. Originally, a lot of it conveyed messages to help end hate crimes. It has changed quite a bit. Will Smith is considered a rapper and doesn't cuss to sell his records, but I guess not everyone is that talented these days. The comment you made about it all being identical is how I feel about modern "rock." All these "emo" bands. WTF? Fall Out Boy, Death Cab For Cutie, and others all have a uncannily similar sound, but they still sell and all they are doing is whining about things. If I wanted to listen to that I'll hit up some Cure or something. Listen to some straight out blues when I'm in a funk. And it wasn't always rock. It was swing and big band and what happend to rock when disco hit? The top album sales of all times is actually classified as a country album, The Eagles. Check it out at Billboards all time sales lists. Not all rap is bad, not all rock is good. It takes all kinds to make the world just like it takes all kinds of music for all those peoples.

Answer 3

I am a hip/hop fan, while i agree some of the lyrics by some of the artist are too much. There are many that I do like. Actually Tupac is my all time favorite of EVERYTHING. If you don't listen to hip/hop and have only heard a few of his songs then yes you may only see one side. He had many MANY songs that were about love, and not about violence, drugs, and sex. If you sit back and listen to some of his music (especially some of the older stuff) you would realize that his music is not all about killing. There are some rappers who should be more responsible in what they say, but it is a free country and if you don't like it, don't listen to it. I HATE rock and country, but just because i can't stand it doesn't mean that it is not music. And many rock and country singers are collaborating with rappers, and are actually taking stuff from the hip-hop culture so that they can sell records. Whether you like it or not ALL genres take from hip/hop especially now.

Answer 4

Go to a recording/production studio and watch the people who work hard on the beats and the lyricist and rap artist at work. Give it a try yourself. After you fail at beat making and fail to keep a unique tempo and flow that it takes to rap and say things that appeals to a large enough group of people maybe you will come to appreciate the art form. You also mentioned singing? What rap have you listened to..singing in the chorus is quite common. I'm very curious to the kind of music you llisten too and why singing is such a key component of what you consider music. There are whole guitar solos in rock and country, whole periods of rap where the instrumentals run and heck techno, house/dubstep frequently has songs without any singing at all. If you you don't like it change the station don't hate on a whole artform because you dislike it.

Answer 5

Well I am not much into rap, I do like Toby Keith's rap (talk about me song is a good one!) and some of the country stuff there doing these days....
If one knows anything about music then that person should know that rap has been around longer than country, rock,blues,pop etc.
Todays rap is not to much different then what they did century's ago. The wording is different and how they do it, but basically it is the same.....
The rap that is done with NO other instruments but the mouth and hands, feet produce is pretty cool to see, this is talent.....and has been around longer then musical instruments......
Sending messages through song has been used even in the southern slave days to send messages of the underground railroad etc.

I think you are talking about todays rap music....

Answer 6

Same goes for why is some art considered art- even if you don't like it,it is a musical expression and falls under the generalized term. That doesn't mean you have to like it- or in arts case- hang it on your wall. I hate Picasso but do see his place in history and why he is famous. But he was a jerk, a womanizer and even burned his lovers with cigs-should he have gotten fame? Many rap artists are very talented- many are not at all! I am not a rap enthusiast but like alternative and classic rock- but then I also like Celtic instrumental and country on occasion- to each his own. I just wish the person in the car next to me would be respectful enough to turn down the bass!

Answer 7

Didn't you ask this yesterday? Well, I'll give the same reply:



ROCK FAN HERE...


Not sure if you're a musician to even ask that.

See, in music, there's what we call melody & rhythm. Rap/hip hop, for the most part, is primarily rhythm-based.

As for subject matter, seems you've only been exposed to the crap on MTV/BET. The *good* stuff that has social value is underground & out of the public eye....

Btw, rock really comes from the blues...

Answer 8

Marilyn Manson did a song with rapper DMX.

Phil Collins did a song with rap group Bone Thugs In Harmony.

Aerosmith and RunDMC.

Kenny Rogers did a song with Wyclef Jean.

Even Nelly did a country song with an artist who I can't think of.

Anyway, are you seeing my point? Those people who you claim to be "real" musicians, have made songs with rappers. If the "real" musicians can break through the stereotypes that you have shown, then you should be able to as well. If you don't like it, turn the station.

Answer 9

Alright I am a major Marilyn Manson lover and I really agree with what your saying. But you may be going about this the wrong way. I mean, Rappers, even if their music is crap, make money and mostly they're just trying to make a living like everyone else. Don't hate 'em cause they're different. Hate them because they agree with abortion or same sex marriage. Crap that matters. Musik just goes in one ear and out the other. Broaden your horizon man.

Answer 10

because it has a beat. Everything with a Beat today is considered as Music. Hell, Even Parris Hilton is Singing. (ok, off-topic) but Rap is like the Only Way to sing, without having to use your vocals. That pretty much sucks because All they do is sing stupid stuff.... but kids these days like it... and i guess no one can stop them from producing stupid stuff... Sounds good sometimes though...