Compare and contrast Country music and Hip-Hop. Look at the musical styles, subject matter, selling points, and issues of authenticity.
Okay, rap and country, two different things right? Right. Completely different in my eyes in fact. Not only do they sound different I believe they contrast in subject matter most times, selling points, and authenticity. Looking into the molecules of rap, I see the music style primarily being bass oriented, the subject matter mainly drugs and how it effects the rappers, and I also see the selling points as violence and drugs. But I love it. Why? Because I feel like I'm going into someone elses mind, I feel like I can't relate, I feel like I'm learning. How am I learning? I'm learning how messed up people are and what I don't want to do from this style of music. Also, some of these songs to me are poetic and heartfelt. Country....I find the subject matter to mostly be depressing (not at all times), I think the selling points are love and being a loner, and I find the style to be mostly a guitar with voice. Now I don't hate country but I do find the lyrics to be non-creative and pretty cliche and most songs. For example "Should've Been A Cowboy" I think I could've wrote that song without and knowledge of being a country person. But could I rap like busta rhymes? Hell no that's talent. Authenticity wise I think country is probably a little more authentic because its much more simple lyrically. Does authentic mean its better? Not in my eyes. I enjoy rap over country mainly because of the creativity involved with it even if it is a bunch of BS lyrics. And also why would rappers care what the selling points are if the points are selling? As Kanye West, "And if they hate then let em' hate and watch the money pile up." Now I'm gonna leave you with a meaningful rap song, listen to the lyrics and tell me its not more powerful and have a more meaningful subject than most country songs. And its by a man who had his "selling points" based off violence and drugs. RIP Pac.
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I don't think country has a premium on inane lyrics. I find that hip-hop is becoming increasingly repetitive, particularly as the conditions of creating new songs change. New songs come out faster and faster, and that doesn't allow for much polish.
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