hip hop - thought the best of it is not so cleanly classified - is nice for a party sometimes I suppose, sure...
or "urban" film soundtracks for some scenes, yes...
extended listening? um... well, ok...
but, to each his or her own, also yes...
50 years of Hip Hop- How Come?
Having been a music fan for over 50 years, it’s been fun to see all the different musical genres that have come and gone in popular music.
In the the 50s it was Rock n Roll. Then in the 60s we had Psychedelia, in the 70s Punk, in the 80s New Wave, in the 90s Grunge. It was always interesting to see how music changed into the next new thing.
At the latest Grammy awards, which I did not see, there was a segment called 50 years of hip hop.
I’ve personally never been a big fan of the genre, there are some songs I have liked, but that’s ok. Everyone has their tastes. What I am surprised about is Hip Hops longevity. It just seems like for the last 25 years a lot of music hasn’t really changed much. There has been no " next new thing"as far as I can tell.
How Come? Anyone feel the same way or care to comment. Am I just getting old??
Showing 6 responses by curtdr
as for the ones who seem to think that not liking "hip hop" or its contents is somehow "racist" or whatever... Why? Is the music a race thing? Actually, even in the little "hip hop" and related "rap" I've heard, I've heard some of the nastiest racial crap and misogynistic crap and anti-social crap on record. Maybe just maybe it's the content of the character that's disliked, not any particular "race." |
yeah well as I was riding in the passenger seat on a three hour drive coming back into L.A. this evening, the driver had on a "hip hop" station... seemed like all the djs could talk about was "blackness" so it ain't us that's projecting race onto anything here, and indeed I'd say quite the opposite Plus, there were stretches where I couldn't really tell when one track ended and the next one began... so there's that too. So much for originality and freshness. More like lowest common denominator. |
@perkri "Old white guys discussing rap and hip hop. Hilarious." so you're both racist AND agist? ok, thanks for letting us know. what if somebody wrote "Young black guys discussing classical. Hilarious." ...? think about it. |
sure... here’s my questions instead: Why would you post such a comment in the first place? Why is it "hilarious" and why the focus on age and race? Are you saying that hip hop and the related rap really is race-based music and anybody not of whatever "race" in question ought butt out and not discuss it... because why? Since I'm not an ancient Greek, ought I not discuss Plato? And since I'm not Jewish, I ought not discuss Genesis and Exodus? |
@coltrane1 I love Marvin Gaye’s music and am still sad about his tragic death... I wouldn’t classify his music overall as hip hop, though... |