rap is not the devil's music, it's wonderful and rad
Facts.
<-- inspirational rap music that is not sucky. Contains healthy doses of Southernplayaness, OutKast, and Goodie Mobb. The latter two of which imply the presence of the former. Also this is the VEVO version so the handful of cusswords in the song are censored out, also making it safe for Delicate Protestant Ears.
It's kind of funny. There was a good two or three week period when everyone on tumblr loved Thrift Shop. And then Same Love hit it big because of Thrift Shop, and he became an LGBT icon, and now tumblr hates him because he's terrible at doing that.
It's kind of funny. There was a good two or three week period when everyone on tumblr loved Thrift Shop. And then Same Love hit it big because of Thrift Shop, and he became an LGBT icon, and now tumblr hates him because he's terrible at doing that.
I remember the Thrift Shop 8-bit version.
I maintain that Macklemore is a decent party MC in the vain of a slightly more ground-level Pitbull or Flo Rida, but he's simply bad at tackling social issues or being "conscious" in any meaningful way.
It doesn't help that Le1f, a black gay rapper, has started targeting Macklemore and accusing him of stealing his songs (namely, "Thrift Shop" is allegedly a lift of his own "Wut", but aside from using samples from the same pack, the two songs don't sound much alike). Which is disappointing, because I like Le1f's music pretty well (his voice is kind of grating, albeit) and generally I don't enjoy it when this kind of blatant attention-grabbing occurs and goes unpunished.
One day I will meet one of these innumerable self-proclaimed allies who are horrible people and worse than homophobes.
One day.
I have met a few on the internet in my time. Mostly people who claim that bisexuals don't exist and that we're just secretly straight people who are trying to make other LGBTQXFL I can never remember this acronym people look bad.
Whether or not you can call that an ally in any meaningful sense is of course, in serious question. Also, I really hate the term "ally" in that context. I have friends who are straight and I call them friends, not anything else.
In my church, we are taught that Rap is sometimes inappropriate and sometimes degrading to women (see: Koan: Koan); and its fast-paced, intense beats are not conductive to thoughtful contemplation, meditation, or calmness; so there are times when it is clearly not a good choice for music.
Not all rap is mean-spirited, its content can vary as much as any genre, it's what the lyrics say. It's just, in my point of view, I more often than not cannot understand what the rapper is saying; and that makes it hard to get into the music for me.
It's the same problem I have with extreme hardcore death metal that is extremely loud and filled with screams (see: Nirvana) and grunge music. The lyrics could be great, but I simply cannot get the message.
So no, Rap is not satanic any more than Polka is. It's just that Rap is not my thing, and my church teaches that it is not at all conductive to thoughtfulness or meditation.
In my church, we are taught that Rap is sometimes inappropriate and sometimes degrading to women (see: Koan: Koan); and its fast-paced, intense beats are not conductive to thoughtful contemplation, meditation, or calmness; so there are times when it is clearly not a good choice for music.
Not all rap is mean-spirited, its content can vary as much as any genre, it's what the lyrics say. It's just, in my point of view, I more often than not cannot understand what the rapper is saying; and that makes it hard to get into the music for me.
It's the same problem I have with extreme hardcore death metal that is extremely loud and filled with screams (see: Nirvana) and grunge music. The lyrics could be great, but I simply cannot get the message.
So no, Rap is not satanic any more than Polka is. It's just that Rap is not my thing, and my church teaches that it is not at all conductive to thoughtfulness or meditation.
I believe your church's teachings are wrong in this particular case, with all due respect.
There is a variety of low-tempo, contemplative rap available in the music market today. As there has been for at least twenty years. An older example that comes to mind is the group P.M. Dawn, who were essentially hippies (though they'd probably dispute the term).
Alright, I guess there is lower-tempo Rap, and I don't think that the people in my area are informed about rap. I mean, my Valley is known for being forty years behind the times. Alcohol is illegal, as is smoking and gambling. Dresses are to the ankle.
SO, yeah, I don't think that my Church is the authority on Rap.
Christian Rap exists but it's basically a different scene altogether and I don't listen to much of it. Coolio has done some explicitly or implicitly religious songs but he also does weed anthems, so, y'know.
I am not an astronaut. I just have my head in the clouds all the time.
You should have your head in space contemplating complex mathematical formulas and quantum physics.
It's what all the smart people do these days.
Also, the sky is not the limit, and I still find it relatively befuddling to examine the dissonance that exists between the advancement of what humans can do versus what humans mostly end up doing.
speaking of rap I have considered taking up writing again but I'm never going to actually make a song out of any of it so I don't see the point most of the time.
random assortment of good rap albums that came out this year:
Danny Brown -- Old Earl Sweatshirt -- Doris Tyler, the Creator -- Wolf Action Bronson -- Blue Chips 2 Pusha T -- My Name is My Name El-P & Killer Mike (Run The Jewels) -- Run The Jewels
oh Denzel Curry had a good tape this year too but I don't remember the name of it offhand. I didn't like it as much as any of those up there anyway, though.
i don't remember anyone saying they don't like Gangsta's Paradise
it has an appeal that transcends genres
i find rap more accessible than the heavier genres of metal but that is because i am not troo kvlt
yeah but he's usually considered a one-hit wonder in retrospect. He had a couple fairly popular songs and was involved in the east coast/west coast thing.
they said we were the new beginning they said we were a brand new start we were none of these thing and they said we could sing so we sang about the state of the art they said we were the second coming they said we were a different breed we were none of these things and they said we could sing so we sang about the birds and the bees
My understanding of Hungarian history is pretty limited. I know at some point the Magyars claimed most of the Carpathian Basin as their own and at some point Stephen I was crowned as king formally. Beyond that I don't know much.
For starters, the Magyar are more closely related to the Finns and Estonians than any surrounding ethnic group, and were alien in that respect even a millennium or more ago when they settled in Central Europe. Their language is not Indo-European or Turkic, but Ugric, written until the Middle Ages in runes similar to but not the same as those used by the Khazars and western Mongol tribes. It is also agglutinative in a very peculiar way, like stacking verb components and cases like German stacks nouns and adjectives. It is a well-attested language, but a very odd one.
Their history and politics are pretty messy and weird for completely different reasons. To give you an idea, look up what's going on in Hungary right now with Fidesz. It's... terrifying.
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I had a custom character named Wolfie Johnson who, now that I think about it, looked a lot like Tyler the Creator.
Which is funny on multiple levels.
I don't like rap, it's the DEBIL'S MUZIC.
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
I maintain that Macklemore is a decent party MC in the vain of a slightly more ground-level Pitbull or Flo Rida, but he's simply bad at tackling social issues or being "conscious" in any meaningful way.
It doesn't help that Le1f, a black gay rapper, has started targeting Macklemore and accusing him of stealing his songs (namely, "Thrift Shop" is allegedly a lift of his own "Wut", but aside from using samples from the same pack, the two songs don't sound much alike). Which is disappointing, because I like Le1f's music pretty well (his voice is kind of grating, albeit) and generally I don't enjoy it when this kind of blatant attention-grabbing occurs and goes unpunished.
I don't like rap
Whether or not you can call that an ally in any meaningful sense is of course, in serious question. Also, I really hate the term "ally" in that context. I have friends who are straight and I call them friends, not anything else.
Not all rap is mean-spirited, its content can vary as much as any genre, it's what the lyrics say. It's just, in my point of view, I more often than not cannot understand what the rapper is saying; and that makes it hard to get into the music for me.
It's the same problem I have with extreme hardcore death metal that is extremely loud and filled with screams (see: Nirvana) and grunge music. The lyrics could be great, but I simply cannot get the message.
So no, Rap is not satanic any more than Polka is. It's just that Rap is not my thing, and my church teaches that it is not at all conductive to thoughtfulness or meditation.
There is a variety of low-tempo, contemplative rap available in the music market today. As there has been for at least twenty years. An older example that comes to mind is the group P.M. Dawn, who were essentially hippies (though they'd probably dispute the term).
So
you know
even.
also "deep in the scene" is an amusing turn of phrase.
I don't listen to them with any frequency anyway.
SO, yeah, I don't think that my Church is the authority on Rap.
Christian Rap exists but it's basically a different scene altogether and I don't listen to much of it. Coolio has done some explicitly or implicitly religious songs but he also does weed anthems, so, y'know.
an acquired taste to a certain extent
pls
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
I am not an astronaut. I just have my head in the clouds all the time.
My well is now dry.
can we agree that this song has the best opening line of any song ever
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
I'm not a huge Coolio fan but his music is enjoyable from time to time. Also Steel Hear is a great album title.
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
It's what all the smart people do these days.
Also, the sky is not the limit, and I still find it relatively befuddling to examine the dissonance that exists between the advancement of what humans can do versus what humans mostly end up doing.
Danny Brown -- Old
Earl Sweatshirt -- Doris
Tyler, the Creator -- Wolf
Action Bronson -- Blue Chips 2
Pusha T -- My Name is My Name
El-P & Killer Mike (Run The Jewels) -- Run The Jewels
it has an appeal that transcends genres
i find rap more accessible than the heavier genres of metal but that is because i am not troo kvlt
they said we were a brand new start
we were none of these thing and they said we could sing
so we sang about the state of the art
they said we were the second coming
they said we were a different breed
we were none of these things and they said we could sing
so we sang about the birds and the bees
and i didn't know Wicked said that but fair enoof
but you never heard anyone say they outright disliked the song
I will look it up.