--- Keith Goodale <kgoodale@stic.net> wrote:
> I was
> wondering what the
> distinction is between hip hop and rap.
"Rap is something you do, hip hop is something you live."
I just like this quote (KRS-1, I think), so I break it out
every time this debate pops up in my life. It speaks
towards hip hop being a culture (4 elements and all that),
and rap being the action of speaking over drums.
Recently, it seems the term 'rap' has been co-opted in
reference to commercial hip hop acts, adding to the
confusion. Big props to those on the list who speak on hip
hop and culture far more eloquently than I could (Beau,
Adario, Axel, Stephanie).
Anyways, as far as dissent towards hip hop goes, I agree
and will vehemently argue that you cannot discuss acid jazz
without allowing discussion of hip hop. Think of artists
like Greyboy, who considers himself a hip hop DJ first and
foremost, but has nonetheless produced some excellent acid
jazz. I could just as easily mention any number of
ninjatune artists (coldcut; herbaliser; up, bustle & out;
all hip hoppers at heart, in part at least), and many
others.
--- Beau Young <bjy07@hotmail.com> wrote:
> actually, i'm not even that bitter (lol) this is
> the common attitude in the real world... 'oh i
> like everything but rap'
I don't hear this nearly as often as "Oh I like everything
but country". Maybe we could compare the current sorry
state of commercial hip hop with that of commercial
country... meanwhile I'll keep grooving to ernest tubb,
merle haggard, and tammy wynette ; )
=====
Marco Pringle, host of
the Fat Beat Diet - Thursday evenings, 10:30-Midnight
CJSW 90.9FM (Calgary) - in real audio at:
http://www.cjsw.com
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