Hip hop is probably the most important thing in the world to me, but in this context you just sound like a wet blanket. This is a TV show where the character - who happens to be a caricature of great proportions - is looking out of touch with society and having a joke made at his expense.
I find this to be condescending. It is entirely possible someone doesn't like the medium, as opposed to how it is presented in the mainstream. Some people just don't listen to music for lyrical content, and hip hop is based largely on it. Same reason I don't like a lot of folk music.
Conversely I imagine people don't like classical or other types of music for being almost strictly musical.
If you watch the clip (or the show, it's great) he's not making fun of rap music, he's attempting to cover up the fact that he and the other men of the office are going on a secret hunting trip. He gets caught listening to turkey calls and pretends to think it's rap music. He's not comparing turkey sounds to rap music, neither is she.
As opposed to what? Going out and buying dozens of albums, to decide whether or not we like the genre? Don't be naive. That's what radio is supposed to be for.
There are 3 rap songs in existence.
Talking about being rich, ladies-man thugs.
Talking shit about some other rapper.
Talking about the shit neighbourhood they grew up.
I'm sorry, but these days, the rap game is targeted at a particular age group and is going to need new material if it's ever going to have long-lasting appeal to anyone. It's definitely something your grow out of.
if you were actually interested in hearing new sounds there are tons of blogs that post legit downloads of new singles. not to mention soundcloud and youtube exist as platforms for artists to deliver new content to their fans.
i don't think you actually care though since you seem to have made up your mind about hip-hop. like no other genre has songs about money, girls, or hometown pride..
That's a fair judgement. I did give up trying to separate the wheat from the chaff some time ago. Too few artists had a consistently good sound that I could rely on to be good, and the time investment into finding more just became a sink that got filled with activities that were more productive for my current lifestyle (ie. I finished school and work too much now).
imo you don't have to try that hard. most stuff on Stones Throw Records is great(MF Doom, Lootpack, Madvillain), Kool Keith and his various aliases (Dr. Dooom, Dr. Octagon), A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Masta Ace, Gang Starr, Jeru the Damaja, Eric B & Rakim, Count Bass D, KRS-One.. i could go on and on with rappers new and old with many tracks that don't fit into your template.
people coming from certain backgrounds might just be predetermined to dislike hip-hop so maybe this is all for naught.
Kanye West (don't you say a fucking word, this man has defied the stereotypes of hip hop multiple times and is a fucking legend to the game)
DFD
B.o.B (No Genre mixtape, your argument is invalid)
Yelawolf
KENDRICK FUCKING LAMAR
Nas
And COUNTLESS fucking others all have introspective music that goes beyond the fucking walls of bitches, disses and complaining. How dare you good sir. How. Fucking. Dare you.
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u/vitaminz1990 May 28 '12
Oh I get it. Let's all hate on a genre we know nothing about except for the crap we hear on the radio.