Rap Music Is Not Music
by Jay Dubya 
"Rap Music" is not music but the phenomenon is a cleverly marketed euphemism
cleverly disguised to give the obnoxious noise societal legitimacy. Describing
the (disenchanting) chanting of "Rap Music" as "singing" or as "music" is indeed
(in either case) a capital misnomer. Real Music is the careful arrangement of
organized sounds in the form of notes that then result in a smooth blend of
rhythm, tone, and pitch that when united, is quite pleasing to the ear. Rap is
none of the above and therefore it is not music.
The unpleasant-sounding horror known as "Rap" is chaotic dissonance and
certainly not elegant consonance. Rap is veritable noise pollution that is
tastelessly amplified from a cumbersome boom box. Generally speaking, unlike
black soul music and traditional black rhythm and blues, Rap is both heartless
and soulless. Standard love songs show respect and consideration for a member of
the opposite gender but most contemporary Rap lyrics promote a hedonistic "me
first" ghetto survival theme that is cruelly perpetuated upon its afflicted
listening audience. "Rap" ought to be spelled with an "e" at the end because it
"rapes" what good music is expected to provide, beauty and harmony.
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