What can I say but that Hip Hop and Country are two completely different genres of music offering many facets of musical entertainment. Personally I'm not a huge fan of country but I am not a hater I can appreciate some of it, specially old country like Patsy Cline or Willy Nelson. One thing these two types of music do have in common is that they are both riddled with stereotypes and many people judge before they really know anything about the artists or the music they create. Most people just assume that Country music is about somebody's wife leaving them and then he spends the night crying into his beer and of course Hip Hop is always assumed to be all about making money and treating women like meat. But this isn't true and if people would stop judging and give the music a chance it may just open them up to something new and entertaining.
Stop taking everything certain artists say literally and listen to the lyrics and realize that rapping is a artform just like poetry and not everyone chooses to rap about violence and mysogyny it's just that unfortunately commercially that is what the "men in the suits" choose to put out there for the public.Same with country music, it really isn't all about rednecks and boot scootin..these artists also have many songs full of meaning.
Like many things in life we judge the book by the cover and because of this we miss out on many talented artists and an opportunity to appreciate something new and different.
I couldn't agree with this post more. I think most peoples opinions on different music genres are based upon stereotypes.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate that you not only stated that you are not a hater of country and that there is some that you like and that not all hip hop is about violence, drugs and women. I think it is important to make sure people understand that there is not just one type of hip-hop nor is there just one type of country.
ReplyDeleteThere are country and hip-hop artists who have a tremendous respect for each others' work. Artists who are really into music like it if it's good, no matter what the genre is. Fans, however, can be a lot more critical than the artists themselves.
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