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For those who don't like rap...

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Jay F

Shouldn't you switch from CHR to Hot AC, start following the Hot AC chart, discuss Hot AC etc? As much as you personally hate anything rhythmic or as you call it "rap" it's not going away anytime soon.

Instead of complaining about all the rhythmic product on CHR and expressing how much you personally hate it wouldn't it just be easier to switch to a format better suited to your tastes? You will never get your dream of CHRs that sound like Hot ACs so why not just switch to Hot AC?
 
The Thing is i DO like some rap. Some of it is good. Hot a/c kinda sucks. Alternative no because some of it is just too hard 4 my tastes. So CHR does it.
 
I also like Rap, but I don't like the direction it's taking. It's becoming too materialistic, and there's seldom ever any clever lyrics or storytelling anymore. It's all about candy paint, 24 inch rims, "Grillz", "Ms. New Booty", dancing ("Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It") or food euphemisms for sex ("Candy Shop", "Laffy Taffy"). Where's the substance these days? I really wish Tupac Shakur was still around.
 
I know what you mean soulcrusher, I liked old school rap better than what's out today. Then again I'm out of the CHR demo. Which reminds me, as a middle aged white male I have no idea what "snap your fingers" is symbolic for (although I do like that song). What does that mean? It can't literally mean snapping your fingers, there has to be something more corrupt about it right?
 
Jay F said:
Which reminds me, as a middle aged white male I have no idea what "snap your fingers" is symbolic for (although I do like that song). What does that mean? It can't literally mean snapping your fingers, there has to be something more corrupt about it right?
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Well i don't know what being a middle aged white guy has to do with anything, but I'm pretty sure "snap your fingers..." ahem... "snap yo fingaz" actually means what it says. Lil Jon is encouraging simple dance steps, simply snappin' ya fingers.
 
Thanks for explaining it. Actually,being middle aged has to do with everything,,,if there was some new slang term in youth culture it would take me a while to figure it out. I always assume, maybe unfairly, that today's youth are so hardened and corrupt that almost everything they say, especially in hip hop culture, has some type of hidden meaning.
 
I actually like Lil Jon, even though there's nothing really profound about any of his work. I like it because it's unique - he's probably the first person to ever get a track played on Urban with screaming in it. His last album with the East Side Boyz had a track that was actually just six minutes of pure rage over a Slayer sample. Give him this much - what he may lack in depth, he makes up for in execution.
 
SoulCrusher said:
I actually like Lil Jon, even though there's nothing really profound about any of his work. I like it because it's unique - he's probably the first person to ever get a track played on Urban with screaming in it. His last album with the East Side Boyz had a track that was actually just six minutes of pure rage over a Slayer sample. Give him this much - what he may lack in depth, he makes up for in execution.
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True; this explains the title of his upcoming album, "Crunk Rock."
 
RadioMahn said:
Yes, let's bring back the rap songs about killin', raping ho's and gang bangin! Ah, those were the good ole days!
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Most old school rap from the '80s and '90s was very smart music, and you need to keep an open-mind to understand that.
 
RadioMahn said:
Yes, let's bring back the rap songs about killin', raping ho's and gang bangin! Ah, those were the good ole days!
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There was a lot more to rap of the '80s and '90s than that, and even the music that you describe would be an improvement over what we have now - just remember that it's freedom of expression, and it doesn't mean that they approve of those acts.

Seriously, listen to Tupac Shakur, Public Enemy, KRS-One, NWA, Slick Rick, etc. and tell me that it's not a million times better than Dem Franchize Boyz, Nelly, Paul Wall or D4L. There were stories and engaging lyrics, and it was far more engrossing than all the songs we have now about syrup sipping, shaking your booty and rocking back and forth. Even the controversial stuff manages to hold your interest, whether you agree with it or not.

The problem is that rap is an even worse state than rock right now. These acts that are popular today are like the Poison and Warrant of hip-hop. It's just a matter of time before the ratings really hit rock bottom. The format needs to embrace some acts that offer more than just boasting about sexual prowess and so-called "hot beatz". It's starting to get old. This style has had a stranglehold on rap music for too long - it's time for a change.
 
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