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Son of JayJamJah · 07-31-2007, 09:07 PM

Grunge, Alternative Rock, Punk and many more have had a greater impact then Rap in the last twenty years. The Hip-hop culture represents a small segment of the population and is very much self contained. Similar to country music it is the extreme on the scale and thus a genre many people dismiss altogether. Look at the lists everywhere else and you'll see both Country and Rap comparatively underrepresented. If your young look at it from my perspective, about 5% of the people I know over 35 (My demographic) are aware of Rap in terms of recognizing artists. 1 in 5 of those like it. With Rap music at this point you are essentially cutting out 60% of the population and therefore it becomes a blip on the radar. It's not about quality it's quantity. Rap Music needs time. Who are the biggest three names in Rap if you asked the general public: Biggie, Pac, Eminem? How does that stack up with Stones, Beatles, Zeppelin in terms of gravitas no?

Above all, nothing but respect to you, just talking the points is all mate.

07-31-2007, 09:07 PM	#174 (permalink)
Son of JayJamJah Occams Razor Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: End of the Earth Posts: 2,472	Grunge, Alternative Rock, Punk and many more have had a greater impact then Rap in the last twenty years. The Hip-hop culture represents a small segment of the population and is very much self contained. Similar to country music it is the extreme on the scale and thus a genre many people dismiss altogether. Look at the lists everywhere else and you'll see both Country and Rap comparatively underrepresented. If your young look at it from my perspective, about 5% of the people I know over 35 (My demographic) are aware of Rap in terms of recognizing artists. 1 in 5 of those like it. With Rap music at this point you are essentially cutting out 60% of the population and therefore it becomes a blip on the radar. It's not about quality it's quantity. Rap Music needs time. Who are the biggest three names in Rap if you asked the general public: Biggie, Pac, Eminem? How does that stack up with Stones, Beatles, Zeppelin in terms of gravitas no? Above all, nothing but respect to you, just talking the points is all mate. Last edited by Son of JayJamJah; 07-31-2007 at 09:13 PM.