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Drake · 10-01-2005, 08:02 PM

It's not real music. I like some of it - very select songs and groups. It's just poetry over sampled music or a looped beat.

It's popular because it's a form of story telling and/or lecturing. It's like listening to a speech or having a book read to you. I think that's why it has become so ubiquitous. Talk is powerful. The rhyming over the beat part just adds to its entertainment value.

It's not for everybody though, especially for people who were raised on actual music, with real instruments and singing. They'll often find it hard or impossible to listen to, and that's very understandable.

10-01-2005, 08:02 PM
Drake Hello world! Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 12,508	It's not real music. I like some of it - very select songs and groups. It's just poetry over sampled music or a looped beat. It's popular because it's a form of story telling and/or lecturing. It's like listening to a speech or having a book read to you. I think that's why it has become so ubiquitous. Talk is powerful. The rhyming over the beat part just adds to its entertainment value. It's not for everybody though, especially for people who were raised on actual music, with real instruments and singing. They'll often find it hard or impossible to listen to, and that's very understandable.