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Originally Posted by Blanche_Minim
Posted by Unknown:
Ask a rapper to "sing" any song, just once... The fact sadly is that rap is not music, but a mix of sounds, and already used beats. Any rapper you ask to actually "sing" any other song will fail miserably. The "talent" they have is not in their voice, but could be in their ability to mix like sounds, and contrasting sounds that people can dance to. It's not a real music, it's borrowed from others, and then strung together with lyrics. The whole idea of being a rapper is to "look the part" and act like a jerk I guess. How does the word "pimpin" become a good thing? Last I heard a pimp was a cowardly man who mentally, physically, and emotionally abuses women for HIS own profit. Seriously? That's cool? Get real.
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I posted about this further back and deleted it but I'll try again. Here are 3 great examples of rappers who can sing. Live performances so you can't claim it's studio editing:
Aloe Blacc (the lyricist for the rap group Emanon). A new take on Michael Jackson's Billie Jean.
Krizz Kaliko.. he's kind of like the Cee Lo Green of hiphop. He's a choir boy from the south who hooked up with Tech N9ne. Starts at ~0:40.
Whitey Ford from the group Everlast performing their hit.
I think the problem is you don't know sh*t about artists in the industry outside of what the mainstream shoves down your throat. Keep being ignorant.