How do I convince my friends rap sucks?

Question

They like Soulja Boy and all that c**p. One friend thinks this group "aesop rock" is good. What should I tell them that would make them wanna listen to metal?

Answer 1

i think it is very ignorant of you to say that all rap sucks. when i was younger I used to think the same, but i found some artists that i enjoy. Really, just play the songs for your friends, if they like it they like it, if they dont, they dont. i dont think you should try to force your friends to listen to something they might not like.

Answer 2

WOW tell them Soulja Boy sux

and its not real music cause everything is pre-recorded and they barely do anything on thier concerts

and tell them that music with talent is best and im not really into metal

i think its good guitar with ok drums and horrible vocals (dats just me... and a lot of other people)

Answer 3

You love metal and they probably think that sucks.  If you don't like rap that is fine but you can't keep your friends from liking it just like they can't keep you from liking metal.  Just because you are friends it doesn't mean that you have to like all the same things.

Answer 4

Unfortunately they like what they like. Haha, jk.

And kawaii....you didn't get

a thumbs down

from someone because

you spoke your mind.....

You got one because

you were typing sentences

like this. >.<!!  

Answer 5

granted, rap sucks and it killed music but if they want to listen to rap let them it's not your job to make them to listen to good music. when they get a little more mature and realize that all it's about is acting like tought **** to cover up the fact that there really *******, they'll stop listening to it themselfs.  

Answer 6

I like Soulja Boy.  But metal is extreme, and the pure technicality of some metal bands blows my mind.  Ask your friends to point out in any rap song the points if any, where the beat/tune/rhythm changes up, then have them listen to August Burns Red, Parkway Drive, Blessthefall, and Veil of Maya.  MORE METAL WOOO

Answer 7

You could show them better RAP...

Believe it or not, the genre actually has some respectable artists. Soulja Boy ruined everything along with MTV.

Answer 8

Let them listen to what they want.

Why are you such a control freak?

Answer 9

tell em straigt up..jus say that **** aint kool, i did to my frend.

Answer 10

no matter how much u try, some people just can't be convinced

Answer 11

Listen, everyone will do what they want. You can't change visceral taste. Like someone else mentioned, you can show them some really good hip hip, like Saul Williams, De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, Digable Planets, Public Enemy, etc. But don't cram it down their throats. That will just repel them, and it should. Or give them music that crosses the genres, like Gorillaz and Cornershop (and Saul WIlliams, who I just mentioned). But it's no good to be all aggro about it.

You could tell them that their buying into ideals and businesses that are just keeping the poor poor and making the rich richer.  

Answer 12

rap music isn't about anything. it's pointless. music is an art form and rap mocks and squeezes every last drop of truth and meaning from it. music is about expressing emotion and revealing what you feel. rap isn't even singing, it's rambling about nothing that others can relate to or find comfort in. At least metal shows human emotion, and others can relate to pain and frustration...find peace in knowing that they aren't alone. good luck.  

Answer 13

You don't.  You respect their taste in music.  Frankly, you shouldn't try changing someone's music choices simply because you don't agree with it.  

I don't think you should be so judgmental, especially not towards such a broad genre with its own strong community.  Soulja Boy is bad, I agree, but I'm betting you that, if they were true Rap fans, they wouldn't just listen to Soulja Boy.  Mainstream never reflects the entire genre.

P.S. I listen to Metal.

Answer 14

i guess u should just let them listen to what they want to... i mean, everybody has different taste in music.

if u really think about it not ALL rap is bad...like sumone said, there are SOME people who can make a good rap song out there, ppl just pay attention to the stuff they see on the charts and on the radio and assume that all of it sucks.

Answer 15

Nothing let them be! What if they were trying to convince you how great rap is!  Soulja Blow sucks!

Answer 16

The first thing you should do is ask them the most important question:



1) "Can you Tell me the oldest rapper that you know?", if the only thing that they can say is not very old then you can tell them how other music generes, like rock, have been going on for many decades and that the classic bands are still around.



2) if they reply something like "but they're old, its like watching my grampa doing rap" then tell them that there's a lot of newer rock bands that a lot of people like, but people will always be fans of the classic bands, and that most people will forget about today's rappers in a few decades.



3) if they try to convince you that they have tallent, then ask them "How many instruments does your favorite Rapper play?".  Talk to them about Steven Tyler  and the number of instruments that he plays and how famous Aerosmith is. You can use any arist that you want, it doesn't have to be Steven Tyler.



4)  Like most people believe that Rap is all about Clothes, girls, drugs, and living on the streets, many anti-rock people say that Rock is all about s*x, Drugs, and Rock n' Roll.  If they tell you something like this then find some lyrics that say stuff about other stuff.  Rap is also not only about does things, so inform yourself before doing this.



Try to know a little bit about rap so you can use it againts them, and every time that you have an opinion you need facts to tell them how wrong they are. Imform yourself about rap and other types of music that you can use to take them down.



I hope this is helpful, and you are right,      RAP SUCKS!!!!

Answer 17

Okay,

that Rap sucks,

but if you believe

that all of it sucks,

and it's about

hoing, and getting money,

you're ignorant.