For those who listen to rap/hip....?
596514
T.I he cuz he keep it all the way gutta and he so sexy.
628873
I think the music that someone listens to not only reflects who they are, it influences who they will be in the future.  I love music that is positive and happy and motivating.  I hate music that only talks about how much money they have, or all the bitches they have, or killing people or doing drugs.  Basically rap music sucks.  But I like and dislike the music I do because that's what kind of person I am a positive, happy, motivated person that doesn't care how much money someone else has or what girls or any of that crap.  I am going to go somewhere in life, and make a ton of money, but I'm not going to sing about it and waste it on rims and platinum chains and diamonds in my teeth.  That shit is ridiculous.  And people who base their life around that rap music crap are most likely going to end up in jail or a grave.\n\nNote:  Rap music and Hip Hop are not the same thing.  I love some Hip Hop, just not crappy gangsta rap.
363343
I am a 33 yr old mother with 3 teenage daughters. At first I was sick of hearing it all the time. It all sounded the same to me but as I really began to listen to it there is some of it that I really like. I listen to a wide variety of music and I love merengue(tipico) and otherwise, bachata, salsa (of course I am cubana) I love old school rap, r&b, blues etc so I listen to all kinds. I know that when I was a kid my parents were not to happy to here my rap music blaring all the time from NWA and Erik B & Rakim to Curtis Blow and Slick Rick etc. I could stand for alot less cussing in the lyrics but it grows on you and I guess you could say that I am a fan of (certain) reggaeton artists and when the kids are'nt around I blare it and dance my A@$ off (ha-ha) So I say to the reegaeton generation DO YOU!! and keep up the good work!!! PS I think that DOn Omar is FINE!!!!!!! To bad I am old enough to be his mother (ha-ha) and the fact that I am married to a hard headed Dominicano kind of ends that fantasy for me (ha-ha) But my husband is a hottie to no complaints from me!!!
377389
As much as it pains me to say it this is a personal opinion. Do I think it sucks? YES!\n\nWhy do I think it sucks? B/c I don't understand it. I don't understand what they are saying. And what I do hear, I don't get the meaning. The rhythms & beats don't appeal to me. I find that they are erratic & misplaced. As far as calling it music, well, in the since of the word music, it just isn't.\n\nI have owned rap albums. Of course it is old school stuff like Run DMC. But at least I understood & got the point of it. "Gangsta" Rap is so remotely far from where I am from & against my beliefs.\n\nI have listened & currently listen to many types of music. I like everything from country & bluegrass to heavy metal, oldies, & classical. Pop is even in the itinerary every now & again. I am much more into bands such as Nickelback, 3 Doors Down, & Third Eye Blind. NB ROCKS! To me, these constitute the meaning of the word "music".
509544
dont no i listen to rap and R&B
577301
well is there any hiphop song that isn't about how women only want to suck the life out of every man alive ? :)))  and i still like 50 cent ;)
1054610
I like your argument, you're not biased about anything and show both sides.\n\nI agree, and rap/hiphop/r&b is my favorite (usually because it's so much more fun to dance to). I like rock or punk sometimes but I can't listen to anything that's constant screaming. To me, I don't consider it really music. But if that's what you like, then hey, I'm not stopping you.\n\nI guess what I'm trying to say is that people have very different tastes in music sometimes. The world is incredibly diverse, everyone's so different in their own personal ways. This is just one of them.\n\nWhat do they see in this music? Maybe they prefer hardcore, angry music, or maybe it gives them a rush. I don't know, and probably never will. But again, if that's what they prefer than I see nothing wrong with it.
29990
Hip-hop/rap is uncreative, unimaginative crap.\n\nMoney this, cars that, ho's this, bling that and on and on and on.
551047
Rock all the way!  Because it gets your adrenaline going.  Hip Hop just doesn't cut it for action sequences.
758762
depends on what kinda music your into...\n\ntry
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RAP with hard bass!!!!!!!
295576
What r all u saying!!! HIP HOP DOMINATES AND RULES!!!
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If you believe that is all hip hop is about that you are ignorant and i suggest you do some research and quit listening to mainstream music like 5000 cent.\n\ntalib kewli, jean grae, mos def, common listen to these artists and you will see there is more to hip hop that coonish nonsense.
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There are generally two views that are accepted:\n1. Hip-hop is the culture which rap is merely a part of.  In that sense, the hip-hop culture consists of rap, break dancing, etc.\n2. Some refer to rap as the deragatory, idiotic music that tends to go mainstream (like practically anything by Lil Jon, Lil Wayne, Ludacris, etc) and hip-hop as the less popular/less mainstream music that focuses on political issues, love (actual love, not hoes, prostitutes and what-have-you), etc.\nOh and examples of good artists  (IMO) are:\nThe Roots\nTalib Kweli\nMos Def\nBeatnuts\n\nAnd here's an exerpt from one of my favorite songs, just to reinforce that while mainstream rap music is oversaturated with derogatory, disgusting, dumb songs, that there are quite a few rappers that have songs that focus on respectable topics:\n"Keepin' your head above water, hustlin' to survive\nSome people chasin' a dream, others just chasin' a high\nSome people blind leading the blind, they chasin' a lie\nSome people chokin', backs broken, barely makin' it by\nBut still they workin' all they live, they pushin' for the light\nGivin' everything they got to stitch them swishes on ya Nike's\nPuttin' pockets on our jeans, mining diamonds for them rings\nRewarded with small change and bullets in the brains\nAnd it makes me feel strange everything we take for granted"\nFrom "Why (What's Going On)?" by The Roots\nI hope that clears things up.
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I don't like rap or hip hop, but I don't go around ragging on it and saying how much I hate it like some people on this site do.  It's the same thing with a lot of emo bands, I personally don't like that kind of music at all, but I don't think it's right to go and bash on people who do.  It's completely demeaning to the artists who have worked hard to make the music and albums and to the people who listen to and enjoy the music.  \n\nI personally don't like rap because I find that I have nothing in common with any of the lyrics, I don't really like the loud bass, and I can't appreciate the beats.  I also don't like hip hop because I don't "connect" with those lyrics, and I don't much like singing.  My favorite genre of music is punk, which is loud and fast and has pretty much nothing in common with rap/hip hop.  It's just a difference is styles and preference of music, I guess...\n\nI also don't really have a set stereotype of people who listen to that type of music.  So many people like rap and hip hop that it is hard to generalize.  The only thing that I have noticed is that people who listen to rap are much more inclined to blast it from their stereos while they are driving down the street or in traffic next to the other cars.  It can get pretty annoying, especially if you don't like the music.  But that's pretty much all that I've noticed...
603281
I don't even consider rap a valid music genre.\n\nSo...no.
864016
I like a little of everything.Some new stuff is just to much about hip hop and rap but the younger generation likes it and so that is fine with me.Doesn't mean I'm going to like listening to everything that comes out or want to listen to it.But I like such a wide range of music that there is room for new and old.