60. "RE: I think folks just kinda jacked off to this post and didn't do nothi..." In response to In response to 59
>with it. > >I wrote a long ass response, but i'll prolly post it later. >
please do...
>long story short >- I think more elements could be added
possibly but i'm not sure if you caught the premise of this: i wasn't trying to describe EVERYTHING about hiphop music, but just the 'sound' element of rapping... loosely speaking, what you could tell about the rapping if it was foreign language
>- things could be clarified... >
well fire away. i was hoping for more discussion. some of the things on the list were thought through much more than others
>But the worst part about this, is the conclusions you draw >after you define something. > >"creating a feeling of aloofness from the beat " - what kinda >cockamamie boffinery is that? >
well if someone is 'aloof' then they SEEM detached from their surroundings, but of course aren't (ie. they're not autistic of something)
in music you can never ACTUALLY lose the rhythm/beat, cause it will sound awful, but you can give the impression of one part (eg. the rapping) disconnecting
>I think you're importing more than just the scholarly stuff >you read on poetry and music, but the scholarly attitude that >manifests itself as academic mind reading. >
when writing it i slipped into the mode of addressing would-be rappers ('the way you catch the snare' etc) but that was just accidental/lazyness. really i'm putting down the different qualities which i detect, which any listener is entitled to do. of course input from emcees or other listeners, or discussion about the bigger picture is useful
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-------------------- Why do you choose to mimic these wack MCs? Why do you choose to listen to R&B?
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