imho:
rap is the art of rapping, ie talking in rhymes over a beat
rap is an important part of the culture called hiphop....
Olaf
----- Original Message -----
From: milkweed <chetpeng@yahoo.com>
To: 1 <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
Sent: woensdag 11 juli 2001 7:24
Subject: Re: hip hop top 10 / in my case
> keith,
> i have heard that hip hop is a culture. MC's, DJ's, b-boys, and
> artists who make up this culture. sometimes someone from this group is
> so good that they end up being comercially seccessful. the old school
> rappers are/where so good because they where the best of the best. the
> equipment was crude and you only did it for the art or for local pride.
> money wasn't that involved. once whitey saw that hip hop wasn't a fad
> they started "investing" in promising young talent, or already
> established talent. enter rap...
>
> -ya ever notice how someone blows up and even the people in their
> native city have never heard of them-thats rap
> -someone w/ talent puts on one of their boys they grew up w/ despite
> the fact that they suck(also known as the bro-up)-thats rap
> -a young kid w/ little or no skill, who doesn't even write their own
> rhymes, is marketed to a preteen audience-thats rap
>
> this is just my take on it. take it w/ a grain of salt.
>
> brad
>
> > I have found these posts about hip hop to be very interesting and
> > informative. Since I have only been listening to hip hop for a
> > couple of
> > years, I need some clarification on something. I was wondering what
> > the
> > distinction is between hip hop and rap. I noticed that several
> > artists fall
> > into both categories and I would like to know how to distinguish
> > between the
> > two. Thanks for any information.
> >
> > Keith Goodale
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Patrik Hamberg <patrik@thefunkateers.com>
> > To: <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 1:26 AM
> > Subject: hip hop top 10 / in my case
> >
> >
> > since I love lists and have been reading all of yours with great
> > pleasure the last couple of days, here's my hip hop top 10:
> >
> > 1. Public Enemy "It takes a nation of millions to hold us back"
> > 2. Beastie Boys "Check Your Head"
> > 3. N.W.A. "Straight Outta Compton"
> > 4. Dr Dre "The Chronic"
> > 5. Wu-Tang Clan "36 Chambers"
> > 6. Gang Starr "Moment of Truth"
> > 7. Fugees "The Score"
> > 8. De La Soul "...is Dead"
> > 9. Ice Cube "The Predator"
> > 0. 2Pac "All Eyeys on Me"
> >
> > And ten that could have made it to the top ten:
> >
> > Run DMC "Raising Hell"
> > A Tribe Called Quest "The Love Movement"
> > Jurassic 5 "LP"
> > Warren G "Regulate... G-Funk Era"
> > Mos Def "Black on Both Sides"
> > Missy Misdemeneaor Elliott "Supa Dupa Fly"
> > The Roots "Come Alive"
> > Common "Like Water for Chocolate"
> > Lil Kim "Notorious Kim"
> > MOP "Warriorz"
> >
> > In my CD case (24 slots):
> >
> > 1. Case "Open Letter"
> > 2. Ky-Mani Marley "Many More Roads"
> > 3. Lil Mo "Based on a true story"
> > 4. Empty
> > 5. Empty
> > 6. Empty
> > 7. CMJ New Music May 2001
> > 8. Empty
> > 9. Empty
> > 10. Empty
> > 11. Empty
> > 12. Empty
> > 13. Empty
> > 14. Empty
> > 15. Fre "Välkommen till Fre"
> > 16. The Barbwires "...Sounds Like Trouble"
> > 17. The Peepshows "Tomorrow We Die... Today We Kill"
> > 18. Ugly Duckling "Journey to Anywhere"
> > 19. The Stooges "Fun House"
> > 20. Michael Franti & Spearhead "Stay Human"
> > 21. Urga "Urgasm"
> > 22. Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek "Reflection Eternal"
> > 23. Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Black Star
> > 24. Fint Tillsammans "En Världsomsegling"
> > --
> >
>
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