What is so great about hip-hop music?
955501
iim a big hip hop fan but i get what ur saying n is true cause it does gets irritating hearing same thing all the time. well the real hip hop was about to rap rhymes about what u see in the hood. many people dont get it since they werent expose to that u dont really know the feeling if u didnt experience it. if u wanna hear some that really was different hear 2pac but go on his positive side of his music he had poetry books they even got classes in college about his music and poetry. but i do get ur point of view.
21514
there are a lot of groups and solo artists out there doing great rap music....talib kweli,mos def,common...great lyrics with a message.The booty,bitches,kill ya'll music is fine every now and then.Mostly I listen to it coz of the beats & bass;-)As a woman I don't care...coz I'm not a hoochie mama so why should I feel they talk about me?? Go to the club and you'll know WHO they're talkin bout!!
49271
Hip Hop culture rules!  Rap is one aspect of this diverse and highly creative movement, I think it is fantastic and great positive release for many youth in america and around the world.
620489
Um, because it is great music?\n\nTo each his own, right?
663558
When the music was about the music.  When everything made sense.  When Hip Hop artists where respected. When artists broke barriers to make a new evolution and genre for upcoming Hip Hop intellects.  When freedom of speech was infused through music and everything was settled without weapons, without name calling, without disrespecting women, and without streetlife credibility.  That is when I fell in love with Hip Hop.
1065816
i love to DANCE!!!! so many different genres to choose from! hip hop is good dance music, latin and slow music also good too.
32880
I don't feel any music genre is better than another.  I just listen to the music if I like it then I like it whether it's rap/hip hop/rock/country/gospel/classical/folk etc....
427346
GOOD QUESTION!! I don't understand why the gangsta culture, which perpetuates very negative stereotypes, is even tolerated by most African-Americans. My God, black music is so rich: Jazz, R&B, gospel, Motown. . . A degenerate like Snoop Dogg has no place among real musical artists!
308131
Rap because I like to hear music that talks about real life i really like the beats and its understanding alot of people like rock too but i just dont understand people screaming around thats just me
626712
Hip Hop is an evolving culture. It changes with each generation! Since Hip Hop is more of a movement, it has no boundaries. After Lupe Fiasco came out with Kick,Push- he opened the door for skateboarding/rap. He made it cool and aceptable for black skateboarders. So people are going to roll with popular new concepts. Look at The Neptunes; they have a skateboarder image. I'd say it started with them. Hip Hop is about self expression. A melting pot of individual skills, knowledge, personalities, sports, styles, fashion, & art incorporated in music & life!\n\nBut I feel you. Just like the videos with all the bling bling, grillz, half naked women, & rims & etc... People can run things into the ground!
845155
no just fads and good music
551047
Rock all the way!  Because it gets your adrenaline going.  Hip Hop just doesn't cut it for action sequences.
1018441
I heard it. I think its cool for those who can appreciate all forms of music. I've come across a lot of people who love rock, but despise rap music. So, they may not like it because its blending in to their little world. But, I think it was pretty cool. I really liked Jay-Z and Linkin Parks mash up. That was the best!
526614
Well originally rapping over old music was a form of street showmanship. It's an integral part of hip/hop for the mc to brag about himself, because ordinarily he/she would be competing in front of people with another mc.  When gangsta rap became popular they took that same formula and started pretending that they actually have some criminal persona.  It is all for show, and really ruins a lot of otherwise good music. Current rap music is all smoothed out and over proccessed into this homogenized featureless sound product, which is why the radio all sounds the same. Go check out a real hip/hop show in your area, like an mc competition, and you might get a chance to hear some real hip hop.
473390
Listen to whatever you like. But do not restrict yourself to just these. \n\n"Good music" is whatever you think is good. \n\nYou should try listening to all kinds of stuff.....you never know...you might surprise yourself....
1083962
BECAUSE IT WAS SOO HAPPY AND UPBEAT.\n SOME PEOPLE WOULDN'T WANT TO ADMIT IT BUT THEY LOVED IT.\nEVERYBODY BOOGIED TO DISCO!!!!\nAND IF IT WASN'T 4 DISCO WE WOULD'NT HAVE DANCE MUSIC TODAY & I KNOW YOU LOVE DANCE MUSIC.\n\nJUST LISTEN TO THE ROOTS OF DANCE MUSIC.\nALL DANCE MUSIC IS DISCO MIXED WITH ELECTRONIC FUTURISTIC SOUNDS.
866256
Depends on how you define "Hip Hop". As a culture, there are positive and negative aspects, as with all cultures. As music alone, any answer is subjective and would be subject to interpretation by each individual's experience.  Hip hop music may be "uplifting" to some, yet not others.