Jace Tsunami wrote:well, like I've also said, some fans don't care that the artist isn't credible. Like most rap fans, they just enjoy the music.
It's fine by me, but just don't go around syaing how skilled these people are.
Some people are skilled, some people aren't. Some people are in it solely for the material factor, some people aren't. Some people do write their own stuff, some people don't. Some people are in it to sell an image, some people are in it because they love music and what they do. Some people are crappy and never deserve to see the light of day, much less find themselves on a radiowave; Some people are more than deserving of getting record deals, and radio time, but they don't.
It's just circumstance, it's just the way it is.
And it applies to every form of music out there, be it rap, rock, techno, classical, jazz, punk, metal, country, electronica, pop, opera, soul, r&b, latin, and anything and everything in between.
People will listen to what they want, for whatever reason they want, be it 'good' or 'bad' (I put quotes around those because they're subjective terms, what's a good reason for one person may not be for another).
Just because some people are out there selling shoes, or clothes, or perfume, a look, or a soda or something, and some people are listening because they like what the person's selling, doesn't mean that an entire genre of music is defunct.
At the very least, people need to stop making blanket generalizations about genres of music. Mostly for the simple fact that just because you don't like a certain form of music, doesn't neccesitate that something is wrong with it.
*Note: I wasn't pointing a finger at you specifically Jace. You just brought up a point that set me on my train of thought.*

