[Jim007]

Originally Posted by beartrack

Rap bears no resemblance to music. It is no more then some no talent individule who couldn't sing a note, screaming his lungs out with his pants on the ground. Try whispering one of those numbers in your honey's ear while sharing a romantic moment. Someone compared rap to the beginning of Rock and Roll. No way. Sixty years later we still listen to "Oldies" and Rocky and the Rollers are the most popular group here. I can not imagine that sixty years from now our grandkids will be dancing to EM & EM. Yuck!!!!!!

Everything you just said about Rap music, our parents said about Elvis and his Rock-a-Billy music. His music and hip movements were characterized as being demonic. Today he is our King. I don't think anyone can predict whether a music genre is going to last the long haul. But hey, Rap has been around already for about 25 years. I'm not a fan of Rap, but I certainly wouldn't be childish enough to boycott an establishment because they played it. However, I might not continue to go if that's all they played, but I would say that about any genre of music. I think we need to grow up and smell the coffee, we're aging, and we're sounding more like our parents and in some cases, our grand parents.