50 years of Hip Hop- How Come?

@unreceivedogma 

I must say, your post initially caught me by surprise. Thus, this only reassures my flawed stance ... never judge a book by its cover.

This community likely feels that this creature does not attend Symphony's, quite the contrary. 

@dabel 

Huh? Symphonies? I thought we were talking about hip hop and rap. 
 

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@unreceivedogma 

Generally keep my lips sealed on this matter, hip hop and rap. Not the place. I'll let the cat out of the bag, have a arsenal stashed away. 

I've given your site consideration, and in time. Thanks for the correction, "Symphonies"

Old white guys discussing rap and hip hop.

Hilarious.

You do all realize, it was born out of jazz?

It is the urban music of our time and is a reflection of the disenfranchised of large groups of people.

It’s not my thing, but I don’t dismiss is as not being music because of that. There is a lot that I listen to, that very few would define as being music. Mogeus Ellegaard and his contemporary accordion comes to mind. 
 

@jasonbourne52 Why don’t you provide us with a list of what constitutes music, and is valid spending our time listening to? Can’t wait to see what your vast experience, education and taste considers music. 

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Every genre has a range of expression depending on the artists. Some may be popular, or idiosyncratic. Offhand I think sly stone, one year he owns the airwaves with sunny pop hits. The realities of the culture sent him into recording there’s a riot going on. Hip hop embodies all of this. Some are actually just fun to dance to. The rhythms you get with a human voice can be entertainingly intricate. This rhythmic complexity that can be layered on top of loops, or on drum machines or with other vocalists is endlessly entertaining. I’m a lover of rhythm and groove, lyrically it can be tough, but most often it’s about flow. The act of twisting the expectations of the listener, exactly as Charlie Parker did. Not boring. Many music lovers I respect don’t pay attention to hip hop. I get it. But it’s the genre that has the most creative performers currently. If you’re curious, here’s some favorites. Young thug is a genius. Barter 6 I’ve heard a hundred times and still can’t really tell what he’s saying because he invented the mumble genre that emphasizes surprising vocal twists over lyrical prowess. Earl sweatshirt has the strangest backing tracks, old soul music twisted and off-kilter. It’s the essence of woozy. Drunk, or stoned. His father was a poet so lyrically very surprising. Lil sims is female! That in itself is remarkable but her personally and musical taste is so engaging. If you don’t have time, Tierra Whacks Whack world, every song lasts one minute. And for speed and articulation JID has a stumnning record this year Forever Story that is a real record you listen to from beginning to end. Great sequence of ideas and emotions. My top listen from last year. Even a new favorite Dry Cleaning has roots in hip hop with the rhythmic song speak of the lead vocal over rock guitar and bass. Also Louis Armstrong invented this rhythm forward way of not depending on melody to define your song. And you can dance to it!