to the rap and hip-hop folks, do you know any rap artists who could play beethoven, or mozart? on piano?

Question

violin? thanks

Daesy: yes, i'm very serious. its not an insult, at any way.

do it twice: actually it does measure them as an artists, it say too many thing...one of them they SUCKS. if they can play on variety instruments, so how can they be artists.

reidefineyou: dude, my point is that modern rar artists can't play classical instruments. I really want to see how long it would take them to learn to play on violin, or piano.

foush: hm...50 cents, or eminem, or...hm...wu tang? LMAO...no freaking way

Buttery you meant they have ability to think? oh...sure about money whores, and car...and drugz. thaqt's damn good thinking.

mustang: i can create and play...no problem. question why would classical composers play rap? because modern rap is not even music.

sunny: why sadly enough? look my question wasn't an insult. it was merely curiocity. if they can play on those instruments means they have more skills.

Taejane: thank you for being ahhh...premmature :)

Answer 1

I'm sure since everyone who's ever played piano has played Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata and/ or Fur Elise... and since most musicians (including rappers and hip-hop artists) gain their musical interest from playing an instrument at a young age like piano or violin... I would have to say yes, many off them can probably play Beethoven, Mozart, maybe even some Chopin or Vivaldi.

*If you're skeptical of my assumption why don't you just email them and ask them if they play any instruments. Honestly... Beethoven's solo piano pieces are not incredibly difficult. And you'd be crazy to think that when a rapper or hip-hop artist (who obviously would have a love for music) is showin of his huge place and gets to the $500,000 grande piano that he wouldn't have taken lessons at some point to play it.

Answer 2

You'd be surprised how many hip-hop artist - -especially producers -- listen to classical music and even draw inspiration from it

Here are a few off the top of my head that I know for a FACT do:

9th Wonder
Nicolay
Alicia Keys
DeAngelo
Kanye West (believe it or not)
Ali Shaheed
Madlib
Jay Dilla (R.I.P)

PS. You didn't say play well or not, so anyone who reads music and is semi-decent on the keys can do what you asked.

Answer 3

I have never heard of any but im sure they could if you taught them piano the same way Beethoven could probably make some fat beats if he knew how to DJ.

Biz markie can play the piano. And if you asked almost any member of the jazz rap genre im sure they could easily flow over some doctored mozart.

Answer 4

Alicia Keys

Answer 5

Even if they can't it doesn't matter
cause whens the last time a Beethoven or Mozart greatest composer cd went double platnum. Uhhhhh never
rap is an art jus like spoken word its poetry to beats

Answer 6

Well I was going to say Alicia Keys but you asked for a rapper. This may shock you but Ol' Dirty was very good on the piano. I am not sure if he could play Beethoven but her was very good. Also sadly enough Flava Flav is not to bad on the piano as well.

Ohhh i almost for Wyclef can play his azz off.

Answer 7

u cant find a lotta rappers who rap and play music at the same time. thats like 2 talents. rappers only got like 1 talent nd thats rappin. they get producers ta make the beats and stuff so if rappers could make music they prob wont b usin producers which would mean they would b mad rich....depending on how popular the song is

Answer 8

Alicia Keys and Miri Ben-Ari

Answer 9

The question is.... can YOU play beetoven or mozart and do you think mozart or beetoven could rap and have the lyrical talents of some some of the best rappers out there right now. if you can answer that question then you have no arguement.

Answer 10

Because hip hop, rap and r&b sell in the black culture