Rap Anyone ?

[HateSolstice]

Can't stand rap, R&B, country, pop, or techno. And no, I don't like any of the variations thereof either.

Yes, I like rock, metal, and classical.

No, I will not go check out underground acts of this or that just because someone thinks it will change my mind. It won't.

And yes, I am perfectly happy being a close-minded "hater".

I respect your opinions, but I am flabbergasted you like the few genres you do if you have that mindset. If you just take a quick glance at rock or metal, you could easily dismiss all of it as Nickel Back or *cringe* Asking Alexandria. You know as well as I do there is much more to those genres than the bands I listed, but keeping that in mind, I can't possibly see how you wouldn't have the same mindset when it comes to any other genre.

On a side note, how can you complain about the message and ideas of rap when the contents of metal or rock are the same, or even worse? There are plenty of rock'n'roll songs about drugs, and plenty of metal songs about killing and violence, but you seem to be able to conveniently look past those for the sake of your argument.

For the record, I never asked you to watch that video, I was merely proving CorinthianMerchant's point wrong on how all rap is the same.

Nickelback is hardly rock. Never heard of the other band. I can't think of any other bands that even mimic Nickelback, especially seeing as how pop-rock is on the decline HARD.

A song being about drugs/violence is not the same as a song promoting drugs/violence. The stuff I listen to(which is all pretty damn mainstream for the genres) condemn such things, and call people out on their bullshit. Or in the case of bands like Iron Maiden, retell stories of historical events or literary works. In fact, I can count on one hand the number of bands that actually promote the things you claim they do. Slayer is about the most commercially "successful" band that openly promotes any of that stuff, and they really are the minority, not to mention not being relevant for a couple decades.