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Originally Posted by aberkok
I just finished watching a great concert at this link:
Sandip Burman
It is not hip-hop. The reason I am posting it is because I am noticing in this thread that there is an overwhelming lack of rhythmic awareness in this thread from those who are saying rap is "all lyrics and no music." For those brought up on music which stems out of the west (classical, folk, rock and pop), rhythmic training and hearing is very underdeveloped.
While rap rhythmically isn't quite at the level of Indian classical music, the best examples hold a lot of rhythmic interest. If you think rap is all lyrics, think again. Listen to how the artist lays back on the time, speeds up, displaces accents, changes rhythmic groupings to go against the main pulse...that's why I like it. The wordplay ain't too shabby either. |
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Too much emphasis on melody these days, not much on rhythm. I think being a jazz enthusiast helps one to appreciate rhythmic variation.. with a good jazz artist, how he plays is just as important as what he plays.
I don't listen to mainstream hip hop, but there's a highly developed sense of rhythm throughout the genre. I hesitate to make generalizations and it's not a universal, but for the most part that's true. When you don't sing, rhythm is all you have. You better do something interesting with it.
EDIT - And about the Beastie Boys, one of my favourite tracks by them is Three MC's and One DJ. It's just them, Mix Master Mike and a drum machine. There is no melody.
When I used to march I loved listening to the drum line during the 'street beats.' Those kids were very creative for not having any real notes to play.