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In Reply to: Academia and Hip-Hip posted by musetap on March 5, 2007 at 10:28:03:
Hiphop includes wider elements that just that rap music.
Originally there were 4 elements to hip hop. B-boys, remember
breakdancing? Djs playing,mixing becoming connoiseurs of recorded
music, MCs to "rock the party" and graffiti artists. Rap music was the
only element that could be easily commercialized and made pop for
cash and that is what most of it has become. Hip hop has become
pop music and lots of money has been been made and will be made.
It may not be "music" in the eyes of some but lots of things have
not been music, it's all subjective.Dylan stopped being real music becuase he plugged his guitar in.
Psychedelica was never real music because it was just for kids on drugs.
Disco was never real music because it was too gay,too black too urban.
Punk was never real music because it was a bunch of english hacks.
New wave was never real music it was an art school side project.
Jazz was never real music just that boogie woogie dance music.
Eric Satie got thrown in jail for using typewriters and foghorns, not real music.
Berlioz caused a riot in 1838 because what he made was not music.
Follow Ups:
If it's taboo to cite music for its qualities and deficiencies at a purely musical or artistic angle, we might as well have to accept the notion that Barney the Dinosaur performing one of his songs is an equal to Furtwangler and the Berlin Philharmonic performing Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.
Equating Barney and Berlin Philharmonic based on artistic merit would
be as silly as comparing them on popularity. Barney vs Furtwangler is
simply a strawman argument.
but definitely if you have ever heard Barney conduct Beethoven, he is far better than Furtwangler. He records with the London Symphony.
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