New Chapter; Rap Music

Today I've decided that it's time to round out my blog; as promised, I would touch on all basic music genres. So, until January (ish) we will be talking about rap artists, and songs. If ya don't like rap, see you in January!

Rap music was a genre I was hooked on for a good 2-2 1/2 years before I started to really listen to all kinds of music. The artist who got me started was Eminem, Marshal Mathers, and B-Rabbit (bunny rabbit). If you're not a rap addict, then I will fill you in; all those names belong to the same person. Eminem was the first white rapper to break to barrier for white rapping. Not known for his voice or his "sick beats", he made it through music surviving on his amazing ability to rhyme AND make lines that normally would take a lot of thinking for most people. The story behind him is one that is always miscommunicated and misunderstood, but is at the same time one that would seem like a hard life to live. Well you're right, Marshal (before getting him name) started rapping with his black friend who first took him to rap battling in his younger years. After coping with the music, he began his obsession and sold his first record and everything blasted off from there. They do have a movie about his story before he began his career called 8 Mile, rated R and infested with language and adultery, I encourage you to brace yourself if you so choose to watch.

But enough about Eminem. Obviously rap has always been a more, explicit type of music and has more of an adult theme to it. I must warn you that if you get easily offended by music or certain subjects that may be mentioned, to steer clear of the song because this genre is not a light kind of music. I will most likely be posting the explicit versions (unless it is a censored music video). Hope to see you next time on the next song review!

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For 8 Mile movie click here

Lets Talk About Music Communication

Welcome to music class, today we are going to talk about what makes good music and why there are so many genres. You may think you know the answer to these topics; well, lets see if you're right. This post is going to be something new; along the lines of music theory, this is going to be more of an insight to music make up and composition. Hope you can learn something new!

Although some people (who aren't music freaks like me) only listen to a certain song because of the "killer bass" or "amazing beat". There's a lot more to a song than meets the ear, you just have to listen for something other than vocals (if any), drums, and guitars. If you hear a song that you like over and over enough times, you will probably find weird, out of nowhere sounds or beats (counter-melody) that were meant to support the actual or interesting lead sound (melody).

Music tells a story, weather it be chillstep or punk. Lately the main story is about breakups, losses, and failures. But do people really want to hear it on the radio? Do they actually want to hear a song about loosing a best friend or important part in their life? The answer: yes and no. Some people's mind doesn't work like others. What I mean by this, is when people with emotional disorders usually find happy music to be very irritating and annoying when they are going through a period of emotional instability. To hear an upbeat song about sunshine and lollipops, when all they can seem to fill their mind with is depressing ideas, can really irritate them, and vise versa. Think of it like this; when you go to work/school early in the morning, and you hear someone going on about how great mornings are when you absolutely hate mornings, it can get very annoying.

With the limited amount of genres out there in the world, there are endless amounts of people who are guaranteed to listen to your favorite kind of music. So lets vote to see which genre of meaningful music is the favorite! Click here for a calm song with story telling lyrics (Lies - Trifonic). Click here for a more energetic tone of music that expresses more of a serious meaning (Bring Me the Horizon - Drown)

People still loves stories, especially happy ending stories. Happy stories give us hope and motivation I encourage you to listen to the lyrics of any song, learn the meaning, learn the story, learn the lesson, and never forget the memory.

Photo Courtesy of Mariam-Taylor Blog

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(Guess what! I dyed my hair purple and blue if any of you were interested in knowing my weekly activity *laughs hysterically* Stay creative music nerds!)