# Will Rap music EVER go away? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 19, 2002, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-rap-music-ever-go-away/104426 "2002-04-19T00:47:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tarkus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@Tarkus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarkus)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2002, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-rap-music-ever-go-away/104426/1 "2002-04-19T00:47:13Z")
Will Rap music EVER go away? ---
**Author:** ![Nacho4Sara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Nacho4Sara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nacho4Sara)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2002, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-rap-music-ever-go-away/104426/2 "2002-04-19T00:50:53Z")
I hope not. ---
**Author:** ![meyer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ccd318/32.png) [@meyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/meyer)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2002, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-rap-music-ever-go-away/104426/3 "2002-04-19T00:51:42Z")
ugh…I hope _so_! ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2002, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-rap-music-ever-go-away/104426/4 "2002-04-19T00:58:34Z")
No, but either it’s evolving into something more listenable, or I’ve just OD’d on it from listining to my brother’s music of choice… I wonder if 3 years ago I could have said “the outkast? they’re pretty good” because now I can. ---
**Author:** ![\_your\_name\_here](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/919ad9/32.png) [@\_your\_name\_here](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_your_name_here)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2002, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-rap-music-ever-go-away/104426/5 "2002-04-19T01:01:11Z")
pity the human race, it’s not going to leave. but i’ve done my part to rid the world of it. yes, i threw stuff at d12, namely eminem. now to figure out why they were at the warped tour. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2002, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-rap-music-ever-go-away/104426/6 "2002-04-19T01:05:32Z")
Not bloody likely. Mass culture is moving so SLOWLY now. N’Sync and J-Lo alone have been popular for YEARS. I remember when the styles changed every couple of months. Then again, I’m old. ---
**Author:** ![Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2002, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-rap-music-ever-go-away/104426/7 "2002-04-19T01:09:22Z")
Like the Spice Girls… they seemed to flash up and dissappear in a matter of months ---
**Author:** ![JaxBeachBoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19adc/32.png) [@JaxBeachBoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaxBeachBoy)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2002, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-rap-music-ever-go-away/104426/8 "2002-04-19T01:21:41Z")
I wish I felt the need to bash styles of music that I didn’t prefer to listen to. ---
**Author:** ![Nacho4Sara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Nacho4Sara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nacho4Sara)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2002, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-rap-music-ever-go-away/104426/9 "2002-04-19T01:23:00Z")
You should accept that fact that there is always going to be music around that you don’t like. I hate country, but I’m not holding my breath that it will go away anytime soon. My mom detests folk music, but she got used to it. Rap music has been around for over two decades…and much longer if you examine its roots in spoken-word poetry. I’ve been listening to it for as long as I can remember, and I really don’t think anyone can argue that rap music is in any way transient or comparable to 'NSYNC. Some of the current artists may not last, but rap will. If rock survived America, rap will survive Eminem. -Sarah, who’s favorite musicians ever are Salt N Pepa, Run DMC, and Dr. Dre ---
**Author:** ![Albert\_Rose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de053/32.png) [@Albert\_Rose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Albert_Rose)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2002, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-rap-music-ever-go-away/104426/10 "2002-04-19T01:34:23Z")
Of course not. Rap will continue to evolve, and new art forms will continue to spring from it. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2002, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-rap-music-ever-go-away/104426/11 "2002-04-19T01:42:35Z")
I can’t stand it, but I really don’t care if other people like it. As long as they don’t like it in my parking lot at earshattering volumes (that goes for any music, actually) ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2002, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-rap-music-ever-go-away/104426/12 "2002-04-19T01:44:49Z")
This should go in Cafe Society, for the enjoyment of Eutychus and Ukulele Ike. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2002, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-rap-music-ever-go-away/104426/13 "2002-04-19T01:47:53Z")
Eh…the whole thing seems rather Mundane and Pointless to ME. But who am I to argue with the Big Swiss Cheese? ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_griffin-kentzel/32/14787_2.png) [@Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Griffin-Kentzel)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2002, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-rap-music-ever-go-away/104426/14 "2002-04-19T01:50:13Z")
I think this thread would be better served in **Cafe Society**. * * * **Cajun Man** - SDMB Moderator ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2002, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-rap-music-ever-go-away/104426/15 "2002-04-19T01:50:56Z")
It’s two against one, Ukulele Ike! Whaddya say to that? ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Salads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mr\_Salads](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Salads)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2002, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-rap-music-ever-go-away/104426/16 "2002-04-19T01:59:36Z")
It’s your choose to listen to rap. All it is is another art form deviated from a culture. If you can’t respect that, you’re a hypocrite. ---
**Author:** ![Nacho4Sara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Nacho4Sara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nacho4Sara)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2002, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-rap-music-ever-go-away/104426/17 "2002-04-19T02:03:14Z")
> [@](#): > > It’s your choose to listen to rap. All it is is another art form deviated from a culture. If you can’t respect that, you’re a hypocrite. Isn’t all music deviated from culture? ---
**Author:** ![Tarkus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@Tarkus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarkus)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2002, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-rap-music-ever-go-away/104426/18 "2002-04-19T02:12:03Z")
Just curious, why are threads constantly moved from one forum to another. I mean, does it REALLY matter? I realize that there will ALWAYS be music examples that don’t agree with the palet of the masses. It just seems that rap is a little more nails-on-the-chaulkboard than most and I’m curious as to the mass appeal. I guess I can answer my own question in that it probably won’t go away completely. Classical music has been around forever and is more popular than ever in certain circles but I’m sure there are those who cringe at the very thought. Admin - please lock. Yo-Yo-Yo, peace-out!!! ---
**Author:** ![ElwoodCuse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/edb3f5/32.png) [@ElwoodCuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElwoodCuse)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2002, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-rap-music-ever-go-away/104426/19 "2002-04-19T02:37:07Z")
Sign of the apocalypse for rap: I just saw Dr. Dre (whose _The Chronic_ I am actually quite fond of even though I hate 99% of all other rap) in a commercial for COORS LIGHT. I thought those rap guys only drank Cristal or Remy or Tanqueray. ---
**Author:** ![Junchbailey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ea666f/32.png) [@Junchbailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Junchbailey)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2002, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-rap-music-ever-go-away/104426/20 "2002-04-19T02:57:07Z")
I for one am not the biggest fan of rap music; however, this is some that I like. I would die a happy man if I never saw or heard about eminem again though. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-rap-music-ever-go-away/104426.md?page=2)