Is it harder to get into Rap or Acoustic music?

Question

I've heard both are going downhill, but is one worse off than the other? I see people handing out their demos on the street corner from both genres.

(Ben Kweller vs. Lil Wyte type stuff)

Answer 1

Just bable some garbage
Have 4 friends join in and call it rap music.

Answer 2

Wow, it's obvious you guys are all pretty young, there are a lot of childish answers here. Music is a hard business to get into, no matter what genre. As Bonner said it's about who you know. The music industry is in a bad way right now, it's all about money and little about art. As with any art, each style has it's own values and it's own aesthetics. To say acoustic is boring and without a beat is pretty juvenile. Some of the most mind melting lyrics came from people like Bob Dylan who could say more life, the human condition, politics, power, etc with an acoustic guitar and one voice.
As far as both genres going down hill, not really, just the commercial stuff, but that's with all music. Radio is dead.
My advice to you is not to get into music because you think it will be profitable. Believe me, it isn't. This is how I make my living, I tour, record albums, I work my butt off. It's about the love of music, not an extravagant lifestyle.
You need to find your "voice", find or develop a style that suits you, that reflects who you are, that reflects how you feel, how you love, how you hate, all that stuff. Combine styles, change the form, don't be a cookie cutter personality. The best artists are those who dare to be different, those are the ones that endure the ages, your Elvis Presleys, your Beatles, you Bob Dylans, your Buddy Hollys, your Talking Heads, your Elvis Costellos, your Little Richards, your James Browns, your Ray Charles, people that challenge the form, that are fearless, that take music in new directions, those who are willing to experiment. Don't give up. Learn to play an instument and learn to play it well. Any jackass can come up with a rhyme, that doesn't make them good. Find out what it is that you do that no one else can do. That's what makes an artist. It's about creativity, not copying others for profit. Real music starts in the garages, in bedrooms, in dingy bars. Music is about expressing yourself. Go out there and find out what it is that you can offer through your talents and gifts.

Answer 3

They are totally different genres. It's like comparing Celtic folk to Country Swing. Music is a hard business to get into. It's no longer about talent, but about who you know, and who is willing to put their money behind you and how they can sell you as a product.

To the moron at the top, it's clear you know crap about music and talent.

Answer 4

interesting question...

I think to break into rap, at least mainstream rap, you would need a lot of connections high up in the record industry and so forth.

Acoustic, I think is more of an indie-oriented genre, so unless you want to be huge, you will find relative success in small labels In the case of rap, however, indie artists don't make as money as other indie genres.

So, I'd say acoustic is easier to break into

Answer 5

I think it would be way harder to get into rap. Its alot more words and talent oriented. Acoustic is simple and people can sing along so you will grow a better crowd.

Answer 6

I think it's harder to get into acouticc music because it doesn't have a good beat to it that you could do anything to. You can't work out to it, cook to it, or dance fast to it all you can do is sleep to it and that's not even listening to it.So...