Originally Posted By cgiles
Gee Nigel, what a coincidence. Gangsta's Paradise was also the first 'Rap' song I was able to warm up to. It's a classic and I still like it to this day. I'm just not a big fan of "put your hands in the air, act like you really don't care" type Rap (or HipHop - I'm not really sure what the difference is smile ).
chas


I think the difference is that unlike previous forms of musical entertainment the focus is much more on the vocal presentation rather than the musical instrumentation. If the vocal message isn't there then for me there is nothing. But when the vocal message IS there then it becomes a powerful force. Here is a 14 year old rapper whose father was a rapper who was murdered just before she was born. Her performance is profound and her father would be so proud of her.