Ray Charles - "Rap is not music"

This again?

Criticizing other's esthetic preferences is not likely to result in a change in said preferences.

And trying to justify one's subjective taste with objective arguments only adds fuel to the fire. 

What a waste of energy...

OTOH Paul McCartney gave a really eloquent explanation of how musci can be modulated in frequency (melody) or time (beat) - and how Rap modulates time - not unlike many classical examples.  he drew a lot of parallels to timing changes in classical.

Now, much popular music post WW2 is really poetry.  So, you need to look at it thru those two lenses. I'm surprised at Ray' comment. I wonder what the context was.

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I would never choose to listen to Rap when I have something I enjoy listening to nearby.  I think that is fair and don't need to comment further.  I envision my parent's listening to my music and cringing.  

simao - I cannot say I strongly disagree with what you posted and you stated you are a Deadhead (as am I)

I heard Garcia interviewed and he flatly said Rap is not music - it has a meter - but it is not music.  I thought you would find that interesting.

@rpppr Not particularly. As much as I loved the Dead, I'm not beholden to what Jerry feels about a genre he plainly doesn't understand. Musicians as gifted as he have said the exact opposite. 

Vive la difference

And I am not beholden to the "Gospel according to Jerry' but I respected him and was curious enough to listen to what he said.

Another musician I respected said kiddingly (kind of) all the rest of that other music is a bunch of "Zip-a-dee-doo-dah"

Any guesses as to who that was? lol