hip-hop is a lifestyle (and a lame one)

not an artform (or even a musical genre--unless one redefines the meaning of "music")

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I don't think that all hip-hop is great, or even art, but I also don't think all jazz is great, all rock is great, all classical music is great.

Music is an artistic melding of sound and sometimes language and percussion and it takes many forms.

There is hip-hop music out there that is beautiful, and strong, and poignant (think Wyclef Jean or some of the more upbeat Alicia Keys).

I get the distinct feeling that a lot of this anti-hip-hop/anti-rap sentiment tonight was caused by the crap choice of the Academy in the Best Original Song category. I didn't like the song either, and I didn't think it should have won, but allowing that feeling to invalidate an entire genre of music is juvenile at best.

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there is *anything* out there that is "beautiful, and strong, and poignant"

thanks for your post. you are right.

WTF .

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I'm blinded by the jewelry!

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no harm no foul.

me of all people disparaging any kind of music . . .

sheesh.

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bad

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Hip hop is a culture that speaks to peoples lives, not all but some of us.

It's a culture in the sense Valley Girl or Beach Bum lifestyle is one to others.

Some in one culture may not understand the nature of another, and unfortunately it HUMAN NATURE to disdain something that one does not understand.

I'm not going to go into the roots of the music other than to say that it is very part much of the American psyche.

Hip Hop became what it is because it had too.

Hip Hop exists because, in America, a cookie cutter culture failed to address all of us.

There is even more than one face within Hip Hop itself. Many faces as a matter of fact, of all shades.

As Democrats, I believe we should have open minds, especially about things we don't understand.

:hug: We're either a Big Tent or a Country Club. I prefer Big Tent.

and maybe some Trace Adkins on the stereo

like yourself. :hi:

just drink a bunch of gin, find an assinine theme in The Lounge, pile on with a post that anyone with a sense of humor would know was sarcastic, sit back and enjoy the mayhem

the pics of your town? those were art.

though you give the OP more legitimacy than he deserves.

I don't deserve legitimacy.

I'm a bastard forevermore.

or what point you're trying to make, but I don't care. Peace

Peace.

good stuff. it is all a reflection.

one with a live drummer. And maybe a musician or two.

BTW, they're ALL Hip Hop

and it's all good

I just need my ass kicked once in awhile

and I am definitely checking out The Roots.

while yer at it.

thanks!

is warsawpack a band?

Check out "Year of the Car Crash" or maybe "Wolfblitzer".

You just said it nicer.

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:hi:

I'm self-lefteous!

Just throwing another log on the bullshit fire.

you could get your ass kicked with talk like that!

LOL

I'm such a jerk, even I can't believe it.

I hope your OP was sarcastic, though.

I should know better . . .

At least I finally got someone to respond to a thread!

but it is definitely on my list.

I want to start a thread just to make people mad... Hmm...

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http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x4846327

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hip hop is worldwide-the hip hop nation is found in just about every country in the world. i`ve watched videos from southeast asia,china,the middle east ,south america,japan,all of europe and africa and to millions of the worlds youth it`s a hip hop world...kids just want to have fun

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I'll bet it's pure hell on your knees!

as far as I can tell

Flamebait, and broadbrush generalizing.