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OK, "hate" is pretty strong. I can't entirely dismiss an entire genre. However, damn near everything I've heard is pretty...dumb. I always feel like a square cracker when I recognize this dark spot in my taste. It's embarassing, to be honest. But I can come clean here, no?
And don't give me that "There are some intelligent rappers" shit, because I haven't heard them. Even everyone's beloved Tribe Called Quest has plenty of raps about hoes and bitches, and aren't above some dippy "We Can Get Down" shit. yo yo yo. Even if there was a rapper with something to say, he/she would have to be tight for a whole album, then another album, etc. Eventually, they'd run out of shit to say. In a way, I feel bad: rap has more words per square inch vs. rock, and requires more talent. Maybe this is why all the rappers fail.
Ever look at the lyrics to a rap song? Even a tune you like and think might be okay looks painfully illiterate on paper.
And it's all about the words because the music is either a) stolen, or b) a riff that gets repeated 5000 times in three minutes. Isn't it amazing? Any rap group that uses "real insturments" (oooo!!) automatically gets praise? They're fo' real. Gimme a fucking break.
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