Ray Charles - "Rap is not music"

I agree with Ray Charles.

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jjbeason1403-02-2023 3:25pm

acman3 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,282 posts 03-02-2023 at 04:09pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Rap to me is poetry to rhythms with little if any harmony, so IMO, I agree with Ray, but does it matter what category it's in?
larsman Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,150 posts 03-02-2023 at 04:14pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I don't agree with Ray Charles. Why people feel the need to insult music they don't happen to care for and the people who like it is beyond me.
bdp24 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 10,085 posts 03-02-2023 at 05:44pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete @acman3: Harmony? Hell, there's not even any melody!
czarivey Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,946 posts 03-02-2023 at 05:51pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Music does not have to have melody. A melody is just a part of it that isn't critical at all. Maybe for some listeners melody is critical, but for many isn't. Rap whether it's music or not is a form of art. Opinion of Ray Charles is just an opinion and even sometimes cigar is just a cigar.