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jackhammer · 03-11-2008, 03:32 PM

The main barrier stopping me fully embracing Rap/Hip-Hop is the fact that I always listen to the music first and not the vocal work. I'm not saying that that is the best way to approach Rap. I know thats wrong but I have difficulty changing the way I listen to music after 20 odd years.

However I do like Hip-Hop and when a band hit's me, I stay hit. I probably only have about 20 Hip-Hop albums and I think I can add Wu-Tang to the list.

As has been already said, the hooks and melodies take a back seat to the delivery and tone of the vocals but the manner in which they are delivered is rightly heralded as influential.

I cannot say that I will listen to this album a huge amount and anybody new to Hip-Hop may want to go for something a little melodious and easier on the ear. I will however keep this in my libary and give it a blast now and again.

03-11-2008, 03:32 PM	#11 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	The main barrier stopping me fully embracing Rap/Hip-Hop is the fact that I always listen to the music first and not the vocal work. I'm not saying that that is the best way to approach Rap. I know thats wrong but I have difficulty changing the way I listen to music after 20 odd years. However I do like Hip-Hop and when a band hit's me, I stay hit. I probably only have about 20 Hip-Hop albums and I think I can add Wu-Tang to the list. As has been already said, the hooks and melodies take a back seat to the delivery and tone of the vocals but the manner in which they are delivered is rightly heralded as influential. I cannot say that I will listen to this album a huge amount and anybody new to Hip-Hop may want to go for something a little melodious and easier on the ear. I will however keep this in my libary and give it a blast now and again. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”