>You're in shambles (c) Del.
>
>That only goes 2 ways
>- poetical devices
>- themes/commentary
>
>From a realistic standpoint, what rappers actually say may be
>the least important thing they do for hip hop.
>

Rappers Rap, I'm now completely missing your point again. Rappers BECAME the focal point. Why? What did they do that no one else involved was doing what they were doing.

>And I haven't even started talking 4 elements, or
>sample/musical production.
>

I've got little to no experience with production. I like what I like, I leave it at that.

>Professor breaks out Ay Bay Bay vs Dance with the Devil.
>
>What's going to make it to the test?
>
>Suicidal Thoughts vs Machine Gun Funk vs Juicy?

>There's a major predisposition so-called smart rappers and
>political/protest type songs. And that will only get worse,
>the more folks deal with rap music.
>

Let's say the professor breaks out Radio, or Christmas in Hollis, or The Breaks, or Rappers Delight. What's to say that any one of those songs is overly intelligent. That doesn't mean that at the time they weren't lyrically impressive.

Lyrically impressive music that has no political message does exist.

>one
>k. orr


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