On 9/10/2016 1:31 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Saturday, September 10, 2016 at 4:07:50 PM UTC-4, Jeßus wrote:
>> On Fri, 9 Sep 2016 18:17:52 -0400, Dave Smith
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On 2016-09-09 5:57 PM, Je?us wrote:
>>>> On Fri, 9 Sep 2016 17:47:47 -0400, Dave Smith
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> It is one of the great mysteries of the age. It isn't really singing
>>>>> because they are just... rapping. Some sort of afrocentric whining
>>>>> about social conditions in their community and their street cred, a
>>>>> bunch of finger gestures and crotch grabbing. I suppose maybe some of
>>>>> the words sound like they rhyhme... in ebonics.
>>>>
>>>> I kinda enjoyed rap back around 1979. But at that time there were only
>>>> a few bands (yes, bands) doing it and it didn't have that mindless
>>>> retarded attitude we are so familiar with today. I never thought it
>>>> would take off like it did, I thought it would be a passing fad since
>>>> it is so limited in scope... but take off it did. I have no time or
>>>> tolerance for what it has become since those early days. It's just so
>>>> mindless and so, so very repetitive and one-dimensional.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I may be getting old, but I listen to a wide range of music.
>>
>> I know I certainly do, my tastes are quite eclectic. Not particularly
>> mainstream though. Well, not very much at all, actually. Very rare I
>> like something that is popular.
>>
>>> I find rap
>>> music<?> to have such a sameness that exceeds that of reggae and bluegrass.
>>
>> I'd add country music to that, although the meaning of 'country' is
>> pretty broad these days.
>
> I like melody too much to appreciate rap.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>


Bingo! Well said.