Is rap considered music?

The Batlord · 12-17-2014, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Blanche_Minim

At least the death metal bands I listen to scream most of the time and playing heavy chords, but it leads to something melodic.

So, you think this...

Is more melodic than this...

DwnWthVwls · 12-17-2014, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Blanche_Minim

Firstly, I would like to provide why I think Rap isn’t music. It’s not convoluted; it’s pretty straight forward. When you are in a coffee house and there’s a guy on stage playing the bongos and another guy standing at the microphone reading poetry, is that considered music just because there are musical sounds accompanying it? No, of course not. So, at it’s best, my argument is that Rap is a crude, very crude, version of poetry. After all, the words, even if some of them are made-up, rhyme. And as a side note, yes, poetry should rhyme. If it doesn’t rhyme, it’s just story-telling.
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Just curious if the guy playing the bongos in the coffee house without the poet is playing music?

If yes, why is it no longer music when vocals are added?

12-17-2014, 05:25 PM

lol, i have to hand it to this kid for getting 25 pages out of this forum on a single dumb question. if this thread hits 30 i think the only valid move at that point is to concede the point and admit that rap isn't music.

DwnWthVwls · 12-17-2014, 06:21 PM

I'd agree if even half of it was discussion instead of bullsh*t posts like you just made. Also, im only at 13 pages

Josef K · 12-17-2014, 06:25 PM

7 pages, you guys are doing it wrong.

DeadChannel · 12-17-2014, 06:57 PM

I think you can change the number of pages displayed.

12-17-2014, 07:54 PM

i just left the default settings, so my number is the only one that counts.

12-19-2014, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

So, you think this...

Is more melodic than this...

Yeah! Cryptopsy.

That band is in my Ipod. I told my drum teacher that I listen to death metal, and he told me to listen to Cryptopsy, because their drums are remarkable and disgusting. So I did and Cryptopsy became my favorite band.

The first album I listened of this band is None So Vile (probably 40 minutes), after I listened, I cheered, because it is a work of art. Compared to the Crossroads video, when I listen to it the first minute and I am not liking anything there, I quickly discard during first listen.

Chula Vista · 12-19-2014, 08:28 AM

Answer the Bat's question Blanche.

12-19-2014, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Chula Vista

Answer the Bat's question Blanche.

Yeah, I think Cryptopsy (guitar solo, riffs wise) are more melodic than crossroads.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opP4PcZ7aN4

I think Hans Zimmer is more melodic than Crossroads.

12-19-2014, 08:28 AM	#249 (permalink)
Chula Vista Toasted Poster Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SoCal by way of Boston Posts: 11,332	Answer the Bat's question Blanche. __________________ “The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

12-17-2014, 05:25 PM	#243 (permalink)
John Wilkes Booth Guest Posts: n/a	lol, i have to hand it to this kid for getting 25 pages out of this forum on a single dumb question. if this thread hits 30 i think the only valid move at that point is to concede the point and admit that rap isn't music.

12-17-2014, 06:25 PM	#245 (permalink)
Josef K A Jew on a motorbike! Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 800	7 pages, you guys are doing it wrong.

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DeadChannel Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Canada Posts: 1,259	I think you can change the number of pages displayed.

12-17-2014, 07:54 PM	#247 (permalink)
John Wilkes Booth Guest Posts: n/a	i just left the default settings, so my number is the only one that counts.