(02-07-2022, 04:31 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: It's funny, I used to love Dr Dre and Eminem 20 years ago.

I'll still admit it's far easier on the ears than any modern trash with autotuned vocals.

That said, my personal growth has led me to a point where I look at rap as mind filth.

It often (generally speaking) glorifies going to prison, selling drugs, demeaning women, hating authority figures, etc. It has a negative impact on society, IMO, that people often overlook or underestimate.

(02-07-2022, 04:31 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: It's funny, I used to love Dr Dre and Eminem 20 years ago.

I'll still admit it's far easier on the ears than any modern trash with autotuned vocals.

That said, my personal growth has led me to a point where I look at rap as mind filth.

It often (generally speaking) glorifies going to prison, selling drugs, demeaning women, hating authority figures, etc. It has a negative impact on society, IMO, that people often overlook or underestimate.

(02-07-2022, 04:36 PM)TecmoBengals Wrote: I understand what you mean. I don't listen to rap as much as I used to anymore other than the Beastie Boys. I'm older it doesn't feel as good to the ears. Your point about some of the messaging is also understandable. I've never once listened to a Dre or Eminem song, for example, in the presence of my own kids for the reasons you identify.

(02-07-2022, 04:53 PM)Tony Wrote: **** the police... That's why I love rap.. Love the violent stories it tells...

(02-07-2022, 04:54 PM)Tony Wrote: My kids were raised on rap and Metal.. My oldest is now an amazing guitar player...

(02-07-2022, 04:56 PM)TecmoBengals Wrote: My kid plays the tuba. 

(02-07-2022, 04:57 PM)Tony Wrote: I couldn't believe how fast my son picked up guitar.. He's literally playing stuff from buckethead in 3 years... 

(02-07-2022, 05:07 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: Reminds me of all the trips to Guitar Center or Willis, where I'd see some 11 year old casually shredding something I couldn't dream of playing. Just makes you want to sell off your gear like "what am I actually doing?"

(02-07-2022, 05:14 PM)Tony Wrote: I was trying to play for years and the boy passed me up immediately... He's got long skinny fingers and mine are short and thick... I think thats got a lot to do with it....

(02-07-2022, 12:06 PM)TecmoBengals Wrote: I assume we'll get a "Bow wow wow yippie yo yippie yea" from Snoop.

It will be fun to see which songs they perform.

(02-07-2022, 04:31 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: It's funny, I used to love Dr Dre and Eminem 20 years ago.

I'll still admit it's far easier on the ears than any modern trash with autotuned vocals.

That said, my personal growth has led me to a point where I look at rap as mind filth.

It often (generally speaking) glorifies going to prison, selling drugs, demeaning women, hating authority figures, etc. It has a negative impact on society, IMO, that people often overlook or underestimate.

(02-07-2022, 07:01 PM)The D.O.Z. Wrote: The only rap I listen to these days is Tech N9ne or Rittz. True masters of their craft, ACTUAL lyricists.

Sadly, I doubt we ever get a metal HT show. If we did, it’d be Metallica, who the metal detector hasn’t gone off for since 1988.

(02-05-2022, 11:34 PM)guyofthetiger Wrote: The Bengals are finally in a Super Bowl and the halftime show looks bad. I hate rap and will not be watching it. We need a better group.

(02-07-2022, 07:31 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: I listened to Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre when I was a kid so I don't hate these guys. But yeah I would much rather have some 
good old Rock'N'Roll instead or even Kid Rock or something alike. Metallica would be great as well.

(02-07-2022, 06:17 PM)BFritz21 Wrote: Modern rap sucks because it has no emotion and raps about stupid things and they're wannabe thugs.

I don't listen to it that much anymore but I still love old school rap. Old school rap was more "real," even if they didn't do everything they rapped about (although some did).

(02-08-2022, 05:13 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: Modern rap is just mumblers and/or dudes that drench the vocal with auto-tune.

I mean, I guess intentionally misusing autotune and cranking it up to 11 was kinda innovative when T-Pain first did it almost 20 years ago.

But now you have 50 different mainstream rappers doing it. Lame. Find your own flow and gimmick.

Btw, speaking of Snoop, I loved when he talked about modern rap:

NSFW...obviously

(02-08-2022, 09:45 AM)XenoMorph Wrote: has metallica ever done the half time show?

I mean they have held a concert in Antarctica... They should get at least 1 Superbowl show....     They have enough songs without Explicit Lyrics if thats a requirement. 

(02-07-2022, 04:56 PM)TecmoBengals Wrote: My kid plays the tuba.