Love Beato’s videos.
Yep, as soon as they started playing that crap on the radio, I stopped listening to FM radio. Every few years I would tune in again, and if I heard it still playing I would turn off the radio again for a few more years.
It’s been about 15 years now total. Recently starting listening to Christian Rock radio stations. It’s like pop love ballads from the 80’s and 90’s with Godly lyrics.
One of the YouTube “genres” seems to be “Reaction videos”.
Often, this is a young person (or more than one) watching a movie like “Star Wars” or “The Lord of the Rings” or whatnot. It can be fun to see someone be shocked to discover the identity of Luke’s father.
But many reaction videos concern music. And it seems that a number of reactors are Rap fans who have never listened to anything other than Rap. But, for their YouTube channel, they sit and listen to ... Joni Mitchell, Led Zeppelin, the Beatles, Emerson Lake and Palmer, there are many options here over the past 60+ years.
And the Rap fans are always shocked to hear real music and they like it.
It’s just kids being kids. Are rap “mixtapes” really that different than say street corner Doo Wop from the 1950’s? That said I’m not a fan of rap.
I agree with Sam Kinison’s opinion on rap:
“So, I bought my very first rap album the other day. 2 Live Crew.
Ya wanna know what that felt like?
Okay, take a twenty dollar bill out of your wallet, and wipe your a$$ with it. THAT’S how it felt.”
lol. Remove harmony and melody. Remove singing. Remove the playing of instruments. ...what do you have? Rap.
When there is ‘a beat’ and some sort of musical track...it is almost always the reuse of something created by an actual band.
Sure, it is a form of ‘art’. The lowest common denominator, all you need is a microphone and some rhymes. Is there talent? Sure. Are most rappers talented to the point of deserving accolades? Nope.
I’ve been watching some “reaction videos” on YT. Many are black people reacting to songs from the 80’s. Actual bands. Actually playing instruments with actual music. What is interesting is that there tends to be two types of reactions. One is where they realize just how talented these folks must have been. The other is where they’re not even listening to the music and only judge based on ‘the bars’ (lyrics). They’re only listening to the words....because that is what they know, with no appreciation of the talent in the music.
What he seems to dislike the most is derivative, over-produced pop.
regardingSouthern Rock he said.
"Rock ‘n roll was born in the South. It’s like saying rock-rock."
Not only is it garbage, I believe it damages the soul.
That's pretty much it. They had to create roles for young blacks to inhabit, since "lawyer" and "doctor" are pretty much out of reach.
Now TMZ is literally 24/7, "Rapper dies in shootout", well, who? Someone who shouted ebonics over a subsonic bass line jumping on a stolen car on TikTok? The pathos is palpable.
Rap is not music. It is made up just like Kwanza and Juneteenth.
See any connection?
It's as inspiring as the Rocky theme.
Musical poetry.
primitive + non-musical + negative = rap
Beato is a very interesting guy. He is very knowledgeable with an incredible ear. The only problem I have with his analyses are his championing of 90’s grunge. 90’s grunge is just god awful. His takes on it are rather surprising.
Our house has been under reconstruction for about a year...with many contractors who ask if they can play music...I always say “yes, as long as it is not rap”...I will even listen to Mexican over that crap.
I am no fan of rap, or punk, or techno, or disco.
But I recognize some of it has some merit. I liked some Snoop and Eminem back in the day.
Music is one of those things where your “life experience” and culture has a lot to do with your likes and dislikes.
Rap = Low IQ Music