[Pireboi251]

For my world music class we were asked to Choose a spefic music style from a specific period. I choose to do Hip Hop from the 80's-early 90's

The questions i have for you are....[/

1. Why do you like it?

2. What activities do you take part in during concerts or performances of said music style? (singing along-dancing-getting up on stage-etc.)

3. How do you feel the media portrayed this music style in this prime? Was it fair or not?

Thank you ^_^

[AK47]

Let's see... the first and third questions are your own opinion, and the second question is something I cannot answer. I don't know you. Lol.

[Pireboi251]

I need more then one opinon...

[AK47]

So this is like a survey?

[Pireboi251]

yea...i need a opinion fomr the general public and fans fo the music style to reinforce my responses

[PopTrunk]

Vote or Die.

[BbOyJeOpArDy]

why do you like it?

i like it b/c it really differentiates itself from other styles of music BECAUSE the artists focus mainly on the lyrics and message OF the song itself, as opposed to concentrating on the notes and beat in the background. imo, rap music is more meaningful than rock or classical or w/e because they portray a message to listeners everywhere; from rap, you can hear about someone's experience, but in rock, they tend to concentrate more on the instruments and not the lyrics.

please clarify question 3. what do you mean by "this prime"? prime as in when it was biggest (like muhammad ali's prime?) or "this time"? b/c theyre totally mutually exclusive esp. since youre referring to a music that by definition was created in the PAST.
do you mean "its prime" or "this time"?

ohand, if you have to give a speech about rap in the 80's/90's and you need to fill time, elaborate upon the differences between it and music today.

[Pireboi251]

i mean back then...

its just a essay explaining how it affects (or affected) culture...

thats why i need more opinions

[SadGirl]

Hey

[Pireboi251]

thanks for your imput ppl ^_^ i really appriciate it...

and uh..."Hi sad girl" ^_'

[Vice President]

Originally Posted by Pireboi251

[size="2"]The questions i have for you are....[/

1. Why do you like it?

2. What activities do you take part in during concerts or performances of said music style? (singing along-dancing-getting up on stage-etc.)

3. How do you feel the media portrayed this music style in this prime? Was it fair or not?

Thank you ^_^

just answer the damn questions.

1. hip hop, at that time, was at its golden era. it was the sweet period of mainstream success before commercialization. you could say it was a much purer form of hip hop than you have nowadays, even in the underground circuit... you know, back when hip hop was about having fun and just gettin down and simply enjoying yourself...without the expensive cars and diamonds and shit (btw, aren't diamonds a GIRL's best friend? that shit is waaack!)

2. at a concert, people nod their heads to the beat, as if in agreement. they also smoke a shitload of reefer!

3. the media did a pretty good job back then, to be honest. some cats are always dissing on mainstream, but mainstream can be good the same way underground can be wack.

[hamelkarl]

Originally Posted by BbOyJeOpArDy

why do you like it?

i like it b/c it really differentiates itself from other styles of music BECAUSE the artists focus mainly on the lyrics and message OF the song itself, as opposed to concentrating on the notes and beat in the background. imo, rap music is more meaningful than rock or classical or w/e because they portray a message to listeners everywhere; from rap, you can hear about someone's experience, but in rock, they tend to concentrate more on the instruments and not the lyrics.

WTF! Not agree at all with what you said. First 80's and 90's focused a lot's on the beat itself and it's the major thing that make it appropriate to dance on.

but in rock, they tend to concentrate more on the instruments and not the lyrics

Rap is not at all more meaningful than other style only because they talk much than others. You should know that sound talk itself to the one who really want to listen what it have to say. You should appreciate the music, not only the singer. Music can say more than any word on the planet because it is universal.

[-bboy-Jazz-]

Originally Posted by hamelkarl

WTF! Not agree at all with what you said. First 80's and 90's focused a lot's on the beat itself and it's the major thing that make it appropriate to dance on.

Rap is not at all more meaningful than other style only because they talk much than others. You should know that sound talk itself to the one who really want to listen what it have to say. You should appreciate the music, not only the singer. Music can say more than any word on the planet because it is universal.

dood chill your pinwheels

this is his opinion....

[Pluto]

1. I like the togetherness of the people that take part in the hip hop culture and the way we settle beefs by art instead of fighting.

2.When i'm feeling the music i throw my hand up the air and bounce it to the beat. And every now and then at shows a circle will form and i'll jump in and break.

3. I don't quite understand this question.

[BbOyJeOpArDy]

Originally Posted by hamelkarl

WTF! Not agree at all with what you said. First 80's and 90's focused a lot's on the beat itself and it's the major thing that make it appropriate to dance on.

it's my opinion dude. im saying what i personally prefer, while YOU generalize 80's and 90's fashion, yet you fail to justify where you get this information from. you werent even born in the mid-80's so get ya mind correct cuz you wouldnt know. PLUS just because the beat is the major thing for people to dance on (which is like a "no shit" argument), doesnt make it the main reason people like it.

Originally Posted by hamelkarl

Rap is not at all more meaningful than other style only because they talk much than others. You should know that sound talk itself to the one who really want to listen what it have to say. You should appreciate the music, not only the singer. Music can say more than any word on the planet because it is universal.

rap IS more meaningful in the sense that it gets its message across with a different and more easily clarified MEDIUM. explain to me what fall out boy's "sugar we're going down" is about. what is the jonas brothers' "s.o.s." song about? what about the killers' "mr. brightside." what are all those songs about? can you tell me?
i DO appreciate music, i never said that i didnt. it looks more like you dont appreciate the artist at all, you only appreciate the instruments. if youre just going to demean all the work of mc's like that, i dont even see why youre into hip-hop. and yeah, i like your last sentence, but it's non-unique to non-rap music. it applies to both rap and non-rap genres, so that concluding sentence of yours has no weight as an argument.