When will the curse of rap crap end? Bah humbug to Rap music I say.

LordSutch

When will the curse of rap crap end? Bah humbug to Rap music I say, not that its music anyway, its just some fella rhyming total rubbish in a silly gansta voice! Rap has even managed to infect the latest Christmas offering in the charts.

(THE BIG CHRISTMAS REUNION - I WISH IT COULD BE CHRISTMAS . . .)

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When, if ever, will rapping end, or will it infect celibrity songs for evermore . . . .

Maybe some of you actually like Rap ?

kneemos

When they stop talking.

mike65

Black music used to be so cool now its terrible and sung by whites.

Red Kev

I loistened to a bit of rap years ago when it had some semblance of intelligence to me, like the Disposable Heroes... then it turned into "bitches, Lexus, bling, gold..." and for me it just got boring.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ky4uYnsF3kc

ruthloss

I hate it.,it's not music.

You're just listening to the wrong rap songs.

Calibos

Yeah, yeah, uh-huh, yeah yeah, uh-huh.....

Artful_Badger

Calibos wrote: »

Yeah, yeah, uh-huh, yeah yeah, uh-huh.....

Bitch, bitch, ho, ass, cash, gold nigga, gangsta, gangsta, bitch, ho, cash, gold, nigga

Calibos wrote: »

Yeah, yeah, uh-huh, yeah yeah, uh-huh.....

jimgoose

Deleted User wrote: »

You're just listening to the wrong rap songs.

Damn straight. Check it, bee-yotches:

http://www.mchawking.com/

rednik

You just can't beat a good mixture of country and rap. CRAP.

Ash.J.Williams

Red Kev wrote: »

I loistened to a bit of rap years ago when it had some semblance of intelligence to me, like the Disposable Heroes... then it turned into "bitches, Lexus, bling, gold..." and for me it just got boring.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ky4uYnsF3kc

i tried to rap about more economical family cars such as the corolla and the joys of diesel for the long drives and got me nowhere

Just a selection of rap songs with some of the best lyrics you'll see pretty much any where.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFSD2IvXecs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qL1B_r9nC9k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSbZidsgMfw

jimgoose

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

i tried to rap about more economical family cars such as the corolla and the joys of diesel for the long drives and got me nowhere

We be keepin' it real the whole time, quietly. Just the other evening we went on a drive-by patio-admiring. Step tha fúck back, cracka. :cool:

pragmatic1

You need to understand the slang first to appreciate it. Once you do you'll realise how clever and technical some rappers actually are.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4s6QAF5RAY

scdublin

^Exactly. It really is a skill and a talent. Maybe it's not your thing but just because there are some bad raps/rappers out there doesn't mean it's all crap - same with any genre of music.

Rap/Hip Hop used to be good, innovative sounds/beats with lyrics that delivered insightful social commentary into the lives of disadvantaged inner city youth.

Like so:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYMkEMCHtJ4

Whereas now we have:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jx2raP3P3FQ

SEPT 23 1989

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Y1Emb7Jyks

LordSutch

Deleted User wrote: »

Just a selection of rap songs with some of the best lyrics you'll see pretty much any where.

Great if you're into that kinda stuff, but must RAP infect Christmas songs too?

I don't mind rap if it stays within the rap scene, but once it seeps out into other music,
(and in this case a Christmes celebrity song) then I think its not so cool.

preston johnny

I'm not a big fan of rap music, I personally think it promotes violence.

When I listen to it, all i want to do was stab myself in the ears repeatedly.

um7y1h83ge06nx

I like a wide variety of music but mainly rock and metal.

I do like rap but mainly the old stuff or some slightly different modern rapping.

Another +1 to Scroobius Pip, saw him in Dolan's in Limerick about a year ago, great night.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3HCXh9WQSo

Some old school stuff:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trDFi_zSttQ

Green Giant

You can't spell crap without rap

recylingbin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftaankMEXYY

The last honest rap song?

mike65

The best rap song was by Blondie - fact!

/runs

obezyana

Commercial rap is terrible the rest as in underground/gangsta/political and poetic rap is good. Iv been listening to rap since the age of 13 and it's definitely after getting worse and now it's being meshed into dance tunes it's becoming unbearable.

cnocbui

Rap - excrement posing as excrement.

Briar Wooden Girl

Briar Wooden Girl wrote: »

I like a wide variety of music but mainly rock and metal.

I do like rap but mainly the old stuff or some slightly different modern rapping.

Another +1 to Scroobius Pip, saw him in Dolan's in Limerick about a year ago, great night.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3HCXh9WQSo

Some old school stuff:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trDFi_zSttQ

I saw Dan le Sac vs Scroobius Pip in Kelly's, Galway, and Scroobius Pip solo in the Roisin Dubh and both were among the best gigs I've ever been at. They're pretty nice guys - in Kelly's they went out to talk to the fans before and after the gig and they both sell their own merchandise, meaning fans get a load of interaction.

blaze1

Think he was from a boy band OP, blatantly not a rapper, so hop down off the high horse, sure music whatever genre is just some fella banging away to some sort of beat.

Get some real hip hop into ye, might even lighten you up a bit if your still not buying it you can just

BrendaN_f

Calibos wrote: »

Yeah, yeah, uh-huh, yeah yeah, uh-huh.....

Artful_Badger wrote: »

Bitch, bitch, ho, ass, cash, gold nigga, gangsta, gangsta, bitch, ho, cash, gold, nigga

cringeworthy exchange, or have i stumbled onto the OAP forum?

to all the people posting "real rap" - why try so hard to defend rap? the types (above) you're trying to convince are never going to like it. they never wanted or cared to give it a try. i used to feel the exact same about metal music, but gave it a try. still not my favorite genre, but i can still appreciate it and not be so ignorant as to say it's not music.

Lapin

Rap. A complete load of noise polluting fuck performed by pretentious **** and listened to by easily led cretinous dimwits.

DarkJager

Lapin wrote: »

Rap. A complete load of noise polluting fuck performed by pretentious **** and listened to by easily led cretinous dimwits.

A bit like indie music then?

Mint Aero

Rap is sh*te, I liked a bit of m&m's before, never liked any black rapper their music doesn't appeal to me at all, I wonder why? Oh wait, I'm white and Irish that's why.

Lapin

DarkJager wrote: »

A bit like indie music then?

Yeah not far off it.

Badly Drunk Boy

LordSutch wrote: »

I don't mind rap if it stays within the rap scene, but once it seeps out into other music,
(and in this case a Christmes celebrity song) then I think its not so cool.

You probably wouldn't even like it merging with Country'n'Western! Here's Buck 65...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wyyVh3uc5Y

kingtiger

I ain't no lover of Rap music, but I can appreciate certain tracks as I love music, although like every genre of music there is so good and bad

generally the most popular music on the radio\charts is just downright generic sh1t imo, so do yourselves a favour lads listen to some rap thats not commercially manufactured and you could be pleasantly suprised

beano345

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9suzI4v1-fU

Gone are the days!

Calibos

BrendaN_f wrote: »

..................cringeworthy exchange, or have i stumbled onto the OAP forum?

to all the people posting "real rap" - why try so hard to defend rap? the types (above) you're trying to convince are never going to like it. they never wanted or cared to give it a try. i used to feel the exact same about metal music, but gave it a try. still not my favorite genre, but i can still appreciate it and not be so ignorant as to say it's not music.

Hey, why you pikin' on me
Gimme some equality
Enough wid de demogogary
just cause I aint diggin yo Discography

Yeah Yeah...Uh-Huh
Uh Huh Yeah Yeah........

Tar.Aldarion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOMhN-hfMtY

Stuff like this is amazing.

Cianos

This is a phenomenal album.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfOV8teQ268

J_E

"X genre is terrible and there is no good music in it and I don't like it enough to give it a look into so I now deem it rubbish!"

As the saying goes...music is subjective and a personal experience to everyone. I'm don't listen to it exclusively but find it's best when it's capturing a picture of a place, the people, the situation, and some of the good stuff has incredible wordplay, really underrated poetry. Of course the commercial stuff is generally garbage and disposable, but that applies to pretty much every genre out there.

This is one of my favourites. Illmatic by Nas is also probably one of the great classics in rap music.

Francisco Durden

I like the beats. I usually just listen to the instrumentals.

I cringe at people who think rappers are cool.

Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo

Rap isn't my favourite genre of music by a long stretch but it sure has it's credible place in the collage of music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6xsKsJqVyg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEHSRgwvbcI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unYWRRw25ZE

Meangadh

I don't really like rap but it's more because of the $hite they go on about in their raps as opposed to the actual act of rapping itself.

Also, for a bunch of rich mo fos they sure do rant and complain in their raps a lot.

But besides all that- whatever about American rap, Irish people should pretty much never ever try to rap. Woeful.

Super-Rush

The bit about his friends mothers cooking is dope yo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAnojTvyc0g

NegativeCreep

Yeezus and MMLP2.

Your argument is invalid.

Daqster

Calibos wrote: »

Yeah, yeah, uh-huh, yeah yeah, uh-huh.....

Artful_Badger wrote: »

Bitch, bitch, ho, ass, cash, gold nigga, gangsta, gangsta, bitch, ho, cash, gold, nigga

BrendaN_f wrote: »

cringeworthy exchange, or have i stumbled onto the OAP forum?

Yo yo yo, battle!

You say we're cringeworthy,?
Nah, you just.. whingeworthy.
We bring rap!
You keep jive talkin'.. we're gonna bust a cap!
Yeah that's right, things just got real. You frightened?
Then go listen to some Seal.
In After Hours we bring drama. Can't handle it?
Then go tell your mama.
You called us OAPs Brenda! You ain't no lady!
But then again.. Tupac did say you had a baby.
I'm gonna let you off.. But just this one time.
You do it again though.. Your ass is mine.
Your think I'm just struttin'?
Go ahead then, press that report button.
But I ain't scare of no moderator.
Hell, I'm Boards terminator!

Rothko

ruthloss wrote: »

I hate it.,it's not music.

How is it not a form of music?

Too Tough To Die

Deleted User wrote: »

Just a selection of rap songs with some of the best lyrics you'll see pretty much any where.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFSD2IvXecs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qL1B_r9nC9k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSbZidsgMfw

Best lyrics. You must be kidding, right. Please tell me you're kidding.

Da Shins Kelly

Unfortunately the worst of hip-hop tends to be the stuff that the radio and music channels gravitate towards and play, much like most genres of music. It's not representative of the entire genre. It's like any genre of music - the radio and music channels are the tip of the iceberg when it comes to hip-hop. If you're relying on the radio or television to give you any kind of education in any genre of music, you're going to be disappointed. Is the indie rock that gets played on the radio representative of the entire genre? No, of course not. It takes a bit of research to really understand and appreciate any genre of music. Hip-hop is no different.

Some of the greatest lyricists and most innovative and exciting producers in music can be found in hip-hop. There have been a wealth of brilliant albums in hip-hop.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdNFFC0p7N4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_-qRcHAhzk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHRnvjCkTsw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwuY1uTdLJQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-3gXet-ljs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FcDXL5Aw0o

kumate_champ07

Mint Aero wrote: »

Rap is sh*te, I liked a bit of m&m's before, never liked any black rapper their music doesn't appeal to me at all, I wonder why? Oh wait, I'm white and Irish that's why.

so you only listen to music by white Irish musicians?

kumate_champ07

20 yrs ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLR_DgpBo-s

Irish Guitarist

Christmas rap songs have already been done. Run DMC released Christmas In Hollis in 1987.