Why do you listen to rap?

Question

I'm just curious to see why people listen to rap. Personally I don't like it at all. I used to listen to it as a kid, but then I grew out of it. I guess I'm wondering if there is a certain mood that you are in, or do you listen to it all the time. For me, I like Metal and Death Metal, but if I listen to that all the time my brain would explode. Here's an example of when I listen to certain music:

Classic Rock - all around good music to listen to

Classical - when I feel mellow or a lot on my mind

Blues - when I feel mellow, just want to chill out

Metal - when I feel strong or ambitious

Death Metal - when I feel murderous

Answer 1

I listen to rap because it's a genre that can't be beat. It feeds off criticism which is why I think it isn't as controversial anymore but still silently despised. The more people try kill it, the stronger it gets - perfect genre, Lol. Primarily I listen to it because it's real and poetic - especailly Nas. I love it's balls. Nas waged war on a television station and won. What other genre thinks outside of the box and does what society doesn't want them to do. Long live rap music.

Answer 2

I listen to it because I WANT to OK

Answer 3

Hip Hop is me. Death metal music is sinful. People screaming over tracks and just share nonsense. People listen to that c**p and worship the devil. Got people cutting themselves with blades, committing suicide, wearing nothing but black, going around acting like their vampires, putting tattoos all over themselves, piercing all over their bodies, stabbing themselves with needles, turning into lesbians, etc  smfh. It's ridiculous and thats not music. But listen to Hip Hop music, real Hip Hop and the music is self-explanatory.

Answer 4

I Listen 2 RAP Cuz Not U Or ANYONE is gunna stop ME!

Answer 5

I listen to rap because i can relate to it... i grew up in a bad part of houston and i saw alot of s**t, alot of it is very deep and i can feel exactly what they mean...  

Answer 6

Because rap is poetry. And im a rapper so it has influenced my life.  

Answer 7

I like to listen to what the lyrics are in the songs. A lot of the lyrics tell good stories of a rappers past.

Answer 8

Everybody has there own taste duke. I bet the Rock you listen to you consider deep and thought provoking.....well so is a lot of Hip Hop. Don't let the shallow S**t you see on tv and hear on the radio fool you. The real music is improperly represented in 2008.

Answer 9

I grew up on oldies and country till '89 . Then I started listening to U.G.K.  at that time living in Port Arthur,tx (PAT) ... so it was something I can relate to ... I been down those streets ...stores.... apt's..... PA is pretty small .

OLDIES= Puts me in a happy mood( that's when there was real talent)50-80s

90's= puts me in a really good mood THE 90'S WERE AWSOME !!!

R&B = When you want to get freaky !!!!!or sleep (mellow down)

Rap = some will calm me down (ex. listening to Riding Dirty by UGK )

Rap (s***w'd and chopp'd up )= when I'm smoking (lol) just sit back and close my eyes and feel the music( only if S&C right ) not ron c

Reggae= when I want to dance  

Answer 10

youre ignorant, i dont get the point of asking this question if you know you'll never understand why ppl like rap? gtfoh

Answer 11

rap has lyrics of poems. To listen to rap is listening to expressive poetry. It has movement and action and sensation.  

Answer 12

I can't stand the sound of any other music besides rap, i mean yeah i listen to a FEW other songs that aren't rap. but too much of it gets me annoyed. I don't know. Rap has more meaning (well tupac, big L, etc.) Yes, some of the **** some rappers rap about is ridicoulous but in most songs if you accutally take the time out and listen to what they say its meaningful.. alot of people say rap doesnt have meaning, but thats cuz they dont really listen to the words.

Answer 13

Because there are so many styles of Rap/Hip Hop I have a scale similar to yours for listening to. Hip Hop varies greatly from aggressive beats that hype you up to smooth and mellow beats which create an ambience which calms you down. Lyrically too it can be anything from positive to negative, philosophical to political, fun to serious etc.

  

Answer 14

rap is art but i listen to mostly old school  

Answer 15

i like tha beats... but i dont like rap where all they do is say nothin.. i like hip hop better...

Answer 16

i listen to diffrent rap when i'm in diffrent moods but i can relate to it and i like the message

tupac when i'm feeling laid back

biggie when i'm feeling down

gravediggaz when i feel like l'm going to h**l

dead prez when i'm feeling revolutionary

old g-unit when i'm feeling murderous

old eminem when i'm mad