I don't like country or religious music either, but I don't have to complain about it because most people that enjoy that kind of music don't annoy everyone in the neighborhood by playing it too loud, nor does that music go BOOOOOOM BOOOOOM BOOOOOM and rattle the windows and floorboards in your house either. Most people that listen to country or religious music actually have some consideration for their neighbors and respect their right to peace and quiet. It's the complete opposite for most people that listen to rap/hip-hop.
But you know what? That's the way life is. Every generation has their music that thoroughly annoys the previous generations. I like music that my brother, 12 years my senior (and I'm 41), absolutely hates. He likes music that I hate. That's the way it is. The difference is we have enough respect for each other (and our neighbors, and everyone else) not to annoy them with music THEY may not want to hear. In the rapidly degenerating neighborhood I live in, there is a distinct lack of that kind of respect. And current teens seem to have less consideration for anyone than they ever have before. And hearing BOOOM BOOOOM BOOOOM is even more annoying when that's ALL you can hear. No other instruments, no voices, all I hear is that BOOOOM BOOOOM BOOOM. Rap/hip-hop is the most annoying music on the planet because of that BOOOM BOOOM BOOOM crap that transcends city blocks. And the language that a lot of rap music has (when you CAN actually hear it beyond the BOOM BOOM BOOM) is quite often socially unacceptable, vulgar or just plain racist in some way or another and seems to inspire very hateful attitudes. So, in essence, rap/hip-hop tends to be offensive in the most dynamic way it can possibly be compared almost every other form of music out there, except maybe death metal, which is mostly incoherent noise.
My point is that if you like rap/hip-hop, fine, go rap/hip-hop your brains out, but put some freakin' headphones on with that ridiculously loud booming bass, or take it where it won't bother anyone that doesn't want to hear (or feel) it, or turn it the hell down. When I listen to music, I expect to hear singing, not blah-blah-blah BOOM BOOM BOOM, and I play my music at a reasonable volume (and time of day) that doesn't bother anyone.
So, when I say "I hate rap", it's more because I'm forced to tolerate that BOOM BOOOM BOOOOM rattling everything and the hateful attitude projected by it than any anything else.
And to those people saying we need to be more open-minded about various types of music.......yeah, I'm sure there are types of music YOU don't like either and if someone was blasting music you hate, YOU would bitch about it too. Oh, and I was born in the late 60's, so I know all about the roots of rap/hip-hop.....all I care to know anyway, which is enough to know that I don't like that kind of music. DON'T try to validate music you like to me, I don't do that to you. I'm just stating my opinions on the matter in a thread that was created specifically for talking about people who dislike rap/hip-hop for whatever reasons. This thread wasn't created for people who LIKE rap/hip-hop.
