A lot of people I know think that rapping is not a form of music. What kind of logic is that? Saying that Rap isn't a form of music is like saying that the Bagpipe is not a musical instrument. It is discriminatory to say that Rap can't be music because the don't play guitars and beat on drums. I don't remember seeing guitars in Mozart's line up. They had an entire string section, but no guitars. Why? Because Guitars are an evolution of traditional musical instruments. Before them, it was unheard of to play the strings with your fingers. Now it's uncommon not too.
Rap is music. Not only that, it's the voice of a generation. Rap is a response to society and how they treated blacks. Sure, some of it has devolved into a bunch of party songs about having sex and drinking alcohol, but not all of it is like that. Kid Cudi and Lupe Fiasco are two relatively new players to the game and they are the real deal. Their music is better than most stuff out today.
My point is that one genre of music is no greater than any other. You don't have to love Rap, but to quote many rappers: "Don't hate".
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