What do you think about "rappers" attempting to sing?

Hades, Lord of the Dead · 09-05-2014, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Adraen

I'm not a big fan but I really love the hook of his song "Space Bound".

Sorry to burst your bubble with this example, but that was actually hook by the beautifully voiced UK singer Steve McEwan, who also provided guitars for the instrumental.

The man likes to not credit hook singers. Bugs me to death.

Bad puns aside, he actually did do all the singing on the masterpiece "Hailie's Song", which I thought was magnificent albeit he frequently hit between notes.

Adraen · 09-05-2014, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Hades, Lord of the Dead

Sorry to burst your bubble with this example, but that was actually hook by the beautifully voiced UK singer Steve McEwan, who also provided guitars for the instrumental.

The man likes to not credit hook singers. Bugs me to death.

Bad puns aside, he actually did do all the singing on the masterpiece "Hailie's Song", which I thought was magnificent albeit he frequently hit between notes.

Well, that's disappointing, but I'm glad that he does sing in a lot of songs. At least he co wrote the melodies, I guess....

Adraen · 09-05-2014, 09:55 PM

Also, am I the only one here that doesn't think of all his songs as Hip-Hop songs? It's not like having rap means that the song is a Hip-Hop song. The instrumental track determines the song's genre too. Most of his songs are Alternative Rock in my opinion, but he can go to Pop also.

wedoitfortheloveofmusic · 09-17-2014, 07:40 PM

Don't really mind it. I think a good harmony is nice to break up most of the hard core lyrics that is abundant in hip hop now. Drake when he harmonizes and stays in his lane...non gangstar is really dope.

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Originally Posted by Engine

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Saw Biz Markie live about a month ago with DMX, Rakim, Doug E. Fresh, Slick Rick, and a few others. I have to admit they still have it.

DwnWthVwls · 09-17-2014, 07:55 PM

How did DMX end up in that mix of great artists? lol

Sounds like an amazing show, lucky you.

Izzy Reef · 09-17-2014, 08:14 PM

I'm not against it i mean, music is music. If it's something i dislike, i just don't look into it.

For example, lots of people have said that ALL of Lil Wayne's music is garbage. I mean, after the first song, is there a reason ya keep going back for more listens?

Lots of people here talk about how Rappers turn singers are horrible but it's like this..

If your not interested, move on. No need for spamming their youtube pages with insults they'll never care about.

wedoitfortheloveofmusic · 09-21-2014, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls

How did DMX end up in that mix of great artists? lol

Sounds like an amazing show, lucky you.

Lol, I thought it was a bit off as well. Don't get me wrong I believe DMX is a legend in his own right but definitely not apart of this era. The show was amazing, we rocked on stage, back stage, in their dressing rooms it was amazing. These guys are all surprisingly humble.

adub567 · 09-22-2014, 09:48 PM

"Cuz I'm just Marshall Mathers/just a regular guy don't no why all the fuss about me/nobody ever gave a **** before all they did was doubt me/now everybody wanna run their mouth and take their best shot at me..."

Is that singing? If so, I guess it's ok sometimes. Oh, and Biz did a good job in the video above. At least I enjoyed it.

Gatorface · 09-29-2014, 05:04 PM

i feel like they try to sing because harmonies sound good to the ears especially for hooks/chorus but it depend if they sound bad i would not recommend it but monotone is fine for average rapper anybody could do that.

09-05-2014, 09:55 PM	#13 (permalink)
Adraen Groupie Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Hanoi Posts: 11	Also, am I the only one here that doesn't think of all his songs as Hip-Hop songs? It's not like having rap means that the song is a Hip-Hop song. The instrumental track determines the song's genre too. Most of his songs are Alternative Rock in my opinion, but he can go to Pop also.

09-17-2014, 08:14 PM	#16 (permalink)
Izzy Reef Groupie Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 2	I'm not against it i mean, music is music. If it's something i dislike, i just don't look into it. For example, lots of people have said that ALL of Lil Wayne's music is garbage. I mean, after the first song, is there a reason ya keep going back for more listens? Lots of people here talk about how Rappers turn singers are horrible but it's like this.. If your not interested, move on. No need for spamming their youtube pages with insults they'll never care about.

09-22-2014, 09:48 PM	#18 (permalink)
adub567 Groupie Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 4	"Cuz I'm just Marshall Mathers/just a regular guy don't no why all the fuss about me/nobody ever gave a **** before all they did was doubt me/now everybody wanna run their mouth and take their best shot at me..." Is that singing? If so, I guess it's ok sometimes. Oh, and Biz did a good job in the video above. At least I enjoyed it.

09-29-2014, 05:04 PM	#19 (permalink)
Gatorface Groupie Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Miami,Fl Posts: 12	i feel like they try to sing because harmonies sound good to the ears especially for hooks/chorus but it depend if they sound bad i would not recommend it but monotone is fine for average rapper anybody could do that.