I think the obvious point being missed here is race. Both punk and heavy metal are subgenres that evolved from white youths. In the past, mosh pits could be hostile environments for someone with the wrong pigmentation.
Rap evolved from black youths who felt shut out from white society, and the music continues to be the chosen vehicle of expression for non white immigrants in many western nations. Take the rise of Grime music in London.
I love both genres, that being said, they both suck musically, and have done their fair share of damage to the decline of music in western society.
Punk rock is generally simplistic and easy to play rock music consisting of eighth and sixteenth note drives. When Green Day & the Offspring went mainstream it lowered the talent bar for what is acceptable for mainstream rock. They spawned a generation of **** bands, that can not hold a candle to the Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac, The Rolling Stones, the Eagles ect.
Rap music is based on sampling beats, which severely restricts your artistic creativity. Sure there are creative geniuses out there like Dr. Dre, but for far too long the music been hijacked by talentless douchebags who rely on image and worn out gangster lingo to sell their records.
Would anyone care to argue that Lil Wayne can hold a candle to Curtis Mayfield?
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