Post by Padre Romero on Mar 14, 2007 21:02:15 GMT -5
I've had some irate discussions about folks who consider rap music unsophisticated.
You look at even the messiest of modern rap, something produced by the beasty boys or Dr. Dre, and you can find quite easily that all the rules they followed in the 18-19th century (Which, for some reason, produced all the "smart" music) are still there. In fact, outcast's most recent album is more traditional than a maverick like Haydn.
Rap's lyrics may not convey a lot...I've even shown up my music teacher on this...you have to ask yourself, what's the meaning behind Beethoven's 5th symphony, or Motzart's many, many piano concertos...music doesn't have to convey meaning...
You look at even the messiest of modern rap, something produced by the beasty boys or Dr. Dre, and you can find quite easily that all the rules they followed in the 18-19th century (Which, for some reason, produced all the "smart" music) are still there. In fact, outcast's most recent album is more traditional than a maverick like Haydn.
Rap's lyrics may not convey a lot...I've even shown up my music teacher on this...you have to ask yourself, what's the meaning behind Beethoven's 5th symphony, or Motzart's many, many piano concertos...music doesn't have to convey meaning...