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I sort of have mixed feelings about rap/hip-hop.
For one thing, I can't fucking stand listening to it. In all honesty it annoys the shit out of me.
But, I do consider (at least some of it) a form of legitimate music. Just because they're not playing a guitar or a drumset, doesn't mean that they aren't spending time and effort to honestly create something they believe in. It's just a different venue for expression. Even though I don't like it, I can still hold some respect for it.
On the other hand, simply taking a Sting or Led Zepplin song and rapping over it (Puff Daddy) is kind of a half assed effort if you ask me. Kind of an obvious example, but you can see my point.
I think one of the reasons I'm not liking rap is that the pop market has really capitalized on it so much, leading to the subsequent barrage of really bad albums geared towards sixteen year old kids. I think that's definately a huge factor in why rap gets such a bad name.
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