tarheel91 said:
Of course it's not an absolute. There's exceptions to everything. However, as a genre, you dislike it, right? That's how your post comes off. There may be a few exceptions to this, but you generally dislike the genre. That's how I interpret "there isn't much I like." If this is true, there's no way the first half of your post can be taken for real. It comes off as one of those "I'm trying to be reasonable even though I flat out don't like this" posts we see so often on this forum (especially when it's one fanboy talking about another console). In this case, there's nothing wrong with just not liking hip hop, and I was frustrated that you wouldn't just own up to it.
About Kanye: You don't need to know anything of his life to care for his music. However, your sole argument for why you disliked him was that he a)he's overated, b) he thinks too highly of himself, and c) he cries and whines anytime he feels he's been snubbed. NONE of that has to do with his actual music. Your given reasons for disliking his music are solely based on his personality and reception.
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You're frustrated? The only reason you're frustrated is because you wanted to pick an argument and then you got one. If you really need me to go into more detail, I liked more of the older rap, hip hop or whatever you want to call it. Stuff from the late 80, much of the 90's and even earlier this decade. No, it's not my favorite music and if it ever was, it was back then around the early 90's. You can say whatever you want about if you want to pretend you know me. Personally, I don't know why you even care about what I like or don't like. It seems silly to get "frustrated" over someone's musical taste who you never met and never will. Seems kinda lame, doesn't it?
And if I say Kanye is overated, I'm basing that on his music. Just as if I say it about anyone in music or other types of entertainment. There are plenty of entertainers that I don't care for them or what I know about them but I like their art. Speaking of rap, I don't care for Eminem as an individual but I've really liked his music and hell, not a bad actor either in the movie 8 Mile. And in case I don't have it in my profile, I'm from Chicago so you can imagine I hear a lot of Kanye's music and I just think it's ok, nothing special. That has nothing to do with him as a person and his tiresome antics, just his average music. That's my opinion. I don't see why that "frustrates" you so much.
I'll come up with something better eventually...