@oregonpapa:
I agree with Garcia's assessment that Rap is a spoken-work form, not music-- simply because it fails to include melody and harmony in addition to rhythm.
As such, it can be powerful but I don't much relate to its content/cultural context and generally experience rhythm absent melody and harmony to be monotonous.
If I want to focus on spoken-word, I'd much rather read or listen to someone recite, poetry!
I agree with Garcia's assessment that Rap is a spoken-work form, not music-- simply because it fails to include melody and harmony in addition to rhythm.
As such, it can be powerful but I don't much relate to its content/cultural context and generally experience rhythm absent melody and harmony to be monotonous.
If I want to focus on spoken-word, I'd much rather read or listen to someone recite, poetry!