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Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 8:02 pm

I ask because a lot of people are telling me that rap is dead and that rap isn't dead just the rappers.

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Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:18 pm

No, it's not dead by a long mile.

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Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 4:50 pm

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No, it's not dead by a long mile.

I don't believe you. :3

Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 12:01 am

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No, it's not dead by a long mile.

I don't believe you. :3

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Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 11:13 am

well in my school it isn't! I don't listen to rap but about 60% listen to rap in my school. if you listen to rock or metal in the hall without headphones people say: "whose listening to that crappy music?"

Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:27 am

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well in my school it isn't! I don't listen to rap but about 60% listen to rap in my school. if you listen to rock or metal in the hall without headphones people say: "whose listening to that crappy music?"

That's when you should reply with, "And what does the word "Crap" spell without a C?"
My school is the same way though, except even MORE of the population listens to rap. Caucasian is actually a minority at my school.

As for the topic at hand though... I could only dream that rap music is dead. I really do blame most of the problems of society on the "Gangsta" Rap sub-culture. The funny thing is that they basically achieved what all of the nihilist bands wanted to achieve. The only difference is that rap wasn't trying to do that, it just happened.

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Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 10:54 pm

Well good rap is dead/or its kind of under the radar

Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 7:03 pm

I'd say modern rap that most young kids have grown accustomed to is drawing to a close because a majority of the population is realizing how shitty most of it is, but I don't think rap in general is dead as much as its going to regress in a couple years back to when there was more variety and at least a bit of talent.

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Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 12:43 pm

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well in my school it isn't! I don't listen to rap but about 60% listen to rap in my school. if you listen to rock or metal in the hall without headphones people say: "whose listening to that crappy music?"

That's when you should reply with, "And what does the word "Crap" spell without a C?"
My school is the same way though, except even MORE of the population listens to rap. Caucasian is actually a minority at my school.

As for the topic at hand though... I could only dream that rap music is dead. I really do blame most of the problems of society on the "Gangsta" Rap sub-culture. The funny thing is that they basically achieved what all of the nihilist bands wanted to achieve. The only difference is that rap wasn't trying to do that, it just happened.

The spectrum for the negativity in today's society is not based on rap. confused Social economic positions and an extending differentiation between the poor and the wealthy is basically a bigger problem than what music one tends to listen to. It's just that coincidentally, the poorer side to society will tend to listen to rap as opposed to the rich part of society. As Shadow Huntaz sarcastically said, "the music made us do it", it's really foolish to inject the crimes that the poorer society do to such a beautiful form of art. I am sure you're not going to see a child steal because he listened to Hip Hop, but a child steal to survive another day in a society that lacks to help them greatly.

Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 6:10 pm

rap is holding on by a thread. rap used to have meaning, it was about life that blacks had. it was a way to express feelings of wanting to get out. u didnt even have to curse cause ppl felt what u were spittin. sometimes u could just talk on a track about dancing to music. no bumping and grinding or getting some that night. just clean fun! now its all about sex, drugs and money. ppl r rappin about negitivity. we need romodels!

so in response to the question no rap isnt dead, its only living in the past....unless rappers change it will remain were it is.

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Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 12:55 pm

There are very few good rap artists in the mainstream world right now. It's almost totally dominated by the awful Timbaland produced crap. That's not to say there's no good rap left, but most of it is underground. We need something revolutionary to change the face of rap, like how the Wu-Tang Clan's sound helped bring an end to Dr. Dre's G-Funk style that was so popular in the early 90s.

Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 4:57 pm

In my mind, rap won't be dead as long as I still listen to it. Or any genre for that matter.

Anyway, yeah most current American rap is s**t. I mostly listen to foreign rap (or bands/artists that mix up rap and other genres).

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