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<blockquote data-quote="skeeter" data-source="post: 35601" data-attributes="member: 439"><p>Even with almost grown kids (20 and 16), I've had little exposure to the whole rap culture stuff. My kids have been raised around folk music festivals. They've been exposed to Classical, Celtic, Americana, Blue Grass, 60's protest, 70's rock and old school Country and Country and Western. My oldest listens to mainly Country and 70's rock, my younger Classical and Celtic (with jug band thrown in!).</p><p></p><p>But I have been exposed with some of the volunteer work we do with the police. And I don't care what racial background or whatever you are, I find it offensive. If one took, oh, five or six "words" out of the English language, they would have no lyrics to the songs!! Plus it's the whole glorification of a lifestyle of guns, bling and sex.</p><p></p><p>And from a purely musical standpoint, I just don't see it as music. "Remixing" isn't music - there's no instrument playing involved. The "chanting" isn't singing. As my younger son says - he can't see his generation in 60, 70 years rapping at the nursing home!!!</p><p></p><p>Now, I know every generation goes through the "our parents don't understand our music" thing, but this stuff just baffles me.</p><p></p><p>As for Imus - has his 15 minutes of fame been used up yet?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="skeeter, post: 35601, member: 439"] Even with almost grown kids (20 and 16), I've had little exposure to the whole rap culture stuff. My kids have been raised around folk music festivals. They've been exposed to Classical, Celtic, Americana, Blue Grass, 60's protest, 70's rock and old school Country and Country and Western. My oldest listens to mainly Country and 70's rock, my younger Classical and Celtic (with jug band thrown in!). But I have been exposed with some of the volunteer work we do with the police. And I don't care what racial background or whatever you are, I find it offensive. If one took, oh, five or six "words" out of the English language, they would have no lyrics to the songs!! Plus it's the whole glorification of a lifestyle of guns, bling and sex. And from a purely musical standpoint, I just don't see it as music. "Remixing" isn't music - there's no instrument playing involved. The "chanting" isn't singing. As my younger son says - he can't see his generation in 60, 70 years rapping at the nursing home!!! Now, I know every generation goes through the "our parents don't understand our music" thing, but this stuff just baffles me. As for Imus - has his 15 minutes of fame been used up yet? [/QUOTE]
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