Re: cRAP, Jewish or Otherwise - My Many Opinions!

[trombaedu <trombaedu...>]

Ron, who asked the original question, makes a number of good points, 
which do not require my amplification. But think carefully. His original 
question was whether the Jewish rapper he heard was "Jewish" music. 
Inasmuch as the same question could be asked about Klezmatics, New 
Orleans Klezmer, Debbie Friedman, even Shlomo Carlebach at one time, I 
think the real issue is whether our preconceived notions about rap music 
are preventing us from finding out its inherent value.

Jordan

Ron Caswell wrote:

> Have you ever tried rapping?  It ain't as easy as it looks or sounds.  
> And of course most rappers don't sing, why should they?  They're not 
> singers, they are rappers.  Some of the rap productions are some real 
> slick pieces of work.  "Since anyone can buy a pair of Adidas and 
> learn the correct hand gestures" , then why don't you?  Think of all 
> the money you'd make and all the booty you'd be tappin' my nigun!  If 
> you don't like rap then turn on your favorite Klezmer station and 
> listen to that.  You don't have to "dis" other people's music just 
> because you don't understand where it's coming from or what it's 
> about.  Keep up with the trends my brotha.
>
> Farfl's House <farfl (at) idirect(dot)ca> wrote:
>
>     In my sometimes-not-so-humble opinion, "rap Artist" and "rap
>     Music" are
>     oxymorons. I prefer to side with the late bassist John Entwhistle who
>     was of the opinion that rap was for those that couldn't sing. I'm
>     also
>     of the opinion
>     that drum machines are for demo tapes and should be used as a
>     practicing
>     tool only. They have no place in recorded music being released to the
>     public.
>     Anyone can learn to program a drum machine and a sequencer with a
>     minimum of instruction. Anyone can buy Adidas gear and learn all
>     of the
>     correct and approved hand gestures from their local 24-hour video
>     channel. This stagnant cliche "form of expression" devolved out of a
>     rather interesting past time that took place in basements in
>     economically-depressed areas. Kids were using turntables to play
>     short
>     *snippets* of records to form sound loops.
>     Malcolm MacLaren
>
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