No Offense, But Why...

MHDTV wrote: ...Are all you progheads so close-minded about Hip Hop? Many of you complain about how close-minded your friends are, yet look at yourselves. Here are some bands to try: Aesop Rock Madvillain Public Enemy Notorious B.I.G. EL-P Atmosphere KRS-One

Being close minded has nothing to do with it. It's all personal tastes. I'm sure I've got discs in my collection that you wouldn't like. Does that make YOU close minded?

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I am not close minded against hip hop i like many bands and artist like: Public enemy, Dr dre, Eminem, Snoop dog, Kenny west, Outkast....  are all very good, sure i dont got that many hip hop albums. But im not one of thos that say all hip hop / rap sucks, even tough im not the bigest fan, thers is alot of stuff i like.

MHDTV wrote: MikeEnRegalia wrote: I don't like many hip hop artists ... but I don't think that this means that I'm close-minded. I simply don't enjoy listening to the music, it doesn't appeal to me. There *are* a few tracks which I like, but those are all on the fringes of the genre and contain elements of other genres. I wasn't saying just because you dislike it means you're close-minded. Just that I doubt most people have actually heard any, and condemn it just because.

Well, would you agree that most (in the 90% area) hip hop artists tend to keep their music really simple? That's my main problem with the genre ... there are quite a few track which only use one note for the vocals and one chord/base tone throughout. Of course there are also those hip-hop artists who use soul influences (female vocals) and/or samples from other genres. I can listen to many of those tracks on the radio without any problems and I'm also enjoying it to some extent, but it's not something which I would download or buy in a store.

I'm not closed minded about rap. I've been subjected to hip hop for over a decade. After having been bomdarded with Run DMC, Public Enemy, Ice T, NWA, Dre, Gangstar etc etc.. I can honestly say I've given it a fair go, and still think it's awful. There is nothing there to appeal to me.

When I'm told by my friends that liking prog is pretentious, I point out that it is actually nowhere near as pretentious as white, middle class, middle aged men 'digging' Rap Believe me, they dont like that!

The closest to to rap I've liked is Massive Attack.

I cant stand Rap and rock together!   

http://www.publicenemy.com/index.php?page=page5&item=3&num=64

MHDTV wrote: king of Siam wrote: Not to go off on a tangent but I find it absolutely hysterical that Ice Cube made "Burn Hollywood Burn" when he is starring in a bunch of crappy movies. That's Public Enemy actually.

He's in the song though.

king of Siam wrote: Not to go off on a tangent but I find it absolutely hysterical that Ice Cube made "Burn Hollywood Burn" when he is starring in a bunch of crappy movies.

That's Public Enemy actually.

You mean Chuck D? I think not. Lil Wayne is just plain awful. No flow, terrible hackneyed lyrics...

MikeEnRegalia wrote: I don't like many hip hop artists ... but I don't think that this means that I'm close-minded. I simply don't enjoy listening to the music, it doesn't appeal to me. There *are* a few tracks which I like, but those are all on the fringes of the genre and contain elements of other genres.

I wasn't saying just because you dislike it means you're close-minded. Just that I doubt most people have actually heard any, and condemn it just because.

I don't like many hip hop artists ... but I don't think that this means that I'm close-minded. I simply don't enjoy listening to the music, it doesn't appeal to me. There *are* a few tracks which I like, but those are all on the fringes of the genre and contain elements of other genres.