Rhythm And Poetry
ok so the following post is about rap music and why it is in fact music. It's quite simple really, most people who think otherwise are just used to melody and that being a song but melody without rhythm is nothing, so that would make them the two main elements of music right? So the thing with rap is that it places more emphasis on the rhythmical aspect, and rather than using the voice as an instrument it uses talking. Of course that's kind of simplifying the whole thing, sounds like anyone can do it, but the same as the way a lot of people can sing doesn't mean that they can make a good song. If you want to liken singing to say a guitar then rapping could be seen as drums. A good example would DJ Shadow which I'm sure alot of you have heard, his music would have a lot of drumming which changes in rhythm so it would be kind of like rap music but without the lyrics. Also there are melodies used but they are just simplified into loops which usually (in the case of samples) take the best part of songs and also make it easier to keep on rhythm. Having a simplified song like this allows someone to place more emphasis on the lyrics and the delivery thereof. Rap songs can afford to be a lot more lyrically complex as the meaning is not hidden behind a melody. Now i know most peoples exposure would extend to eminem at best but there is much more to what kind of music it can be. Also I know there's a lot of shit with retards talking about their cars and my most hated word: bling but believe me in proper circles these people are despised. Sometimes this can be entertaining if it is delivered with wit or you just submit to it's general ignorance and idiocy and enjoy it, like watching an action movie such as Commando. As an artform it is little over 20 years old and therefore is still developing and will probably branch out a lot more into other genres. Now that's a pretty disjointed synopsis with a lot missing but I'm tired and I tried my best, hope you cretins get the idea.
posted by alpha @ 5/16/2006 04:26:00 pm
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