Hip Hop is the modern jazz - the best thing since Funk!

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

[Ron Green]

1. Yeah, well....

first you gots to learn to play yo' horn.

[GOPFighter]

2. I have to agree

In fact I said that to my wife (an African-American jazz lover) last week, and she strongly disagreed, but mainly, I think, because she can't stand hip-hop (me neither!). But I'm sure in the early years of jazz, it was met with the same disdain as hip-hop is now by middle class adults.

I normally like most music, but hip-hop still eludes me.... :shrug:

[ZoCrowes]

3. Actually

I am going to change my answer and disagree and say it is more like blues. Hip-hop is urban folk music just like blues was originally folk music of rural black people (and later went urban.)

[mhr]

4. Hip Hop Is The Scourge Of Urban America

I have an ongoing WAR with the kids in my neighborhood playing their Hip Hop in cars.

Every time one of them drives by or stops, they get a stern lecture from me about noise pollution.

Since I am a big old ugly cuss, it has worked very well.

In other words, they have decide it's best not mess with the crazy white guy.

As I say regularly - death to Hip Hop - a god-forsaken music!

[ohio_liberal]

5. LOL

No thumpin' 15's for you! :)

[ET Awful]

6. No, it's more akin to a modern urban folk music. n/t

[yinkaafrica]

7. Say what?

Hip Hop isn't even music.

[NashVegas]

8. Oh I Disagree

If only because jazz musicians have to know how to play instruments and be well-versed in music theory on some level. Hip hop's all time and texture.