Hip Hop or Rap or whatever doesnt even count as a genre anymore  

I've always found it interesting that all modern music genres came from original rock and roll. We call people like Elvis Presley the father of rock and whatever, but really we should just call people like him the forefathers of the modern music industry.  

Posted by Kiwi

I've always found it interesting that all modern music genres came from original rock and roll. We call people like Elvis Presley the father of rock and whatever, but really we should just call people like him the forefathers of the modern music industry.

Not really, a lot of music genres originated from blues including rock.  

Real Hip-Hop.
That garbage that they got out now is just that-- garbage. It's giving the genre a bad name.

The key to it is lyricism-- no music genre in the planet has ever exercised the English language like hip hop has. Punch lines, metaphors, word play. They just don't do it anymore. They're all about what will play in the club so that homeboy can get his **** rubbed by a fat ass.

A Tribe Called Quest, Black Star, Wu Tang, Redman, KRS-One, Immortal Technique, Canibus, Outkast, Rakim, Eminem, Nas, Slick Rick, Busta Rhymes, Nas, Jay-Z, Big Daddy Kane, NWA, LL Cool J, Notorious BIG, Big L, Slaughterhouse.

'Newer' artists: Hopsin, Kendrick Lamar(before he blew up-- 'swimming pools' is garbage.), Kanye West(First two albums were straight fire), Lupe Fiasco, Fabolous, Ludacris, Cassidy, T.I., some Lil Wayne(most of his stuff is garbage).  

rock opera.
the protomen are ****ing amazing  

Meph if you're talk about lyrics you have to include artists like atmosphere, aesop rock, murs, apathy, celph titled (off the top of my head).  

I'm more of an alternative metal- "normal" metal. I'm talking out of my arse here when it comes to naming the official genre of music I listen to, so heres some examples of artists.
Linkin Park
Foster The People (other than Pumped Up Kicks)
Cage The Elephant
RiseAgainst
Three Days Grace
Incubus
Saliva
Red Hot Chili Peppers
FallOutBoy
The Black Keys
Green Day  

This thread is in the wrong section and is a dumb thread to begin with.

Rock.  

I don't listening too much artists just:

A LOT of Macklemore (Not Trift Shop...)
FallOutBoy
Survivor
Hammerfall
The offspring
And some japanese remakes  

rock is lame

hip hop is mostly trash

metal is good but depends on the sub-genre. metal is a sub-genre of rock but i like to completely ignore that and put rock on its own island, mostly because it's mega-lame and sounds like ****. rather listen to hip hop than rock.  

Pretty much only listen to variations of rock (pop-punk, alternative, classic, etc.) nowadays, but there's always a few songs from every genre that I like.  

Posted by Imprint

Meph if you're talk about lyrics you have to include artists like atmosphere, aesop rock, murs, apathy, celph titled (off the top of my head).

I've tried getting into Aesop Rock-- I really did; his delivery just doesn't sit well with me.

I also think I've heard Apathy on several tracks with Jedi Mind Tricks; good from what I recall.

I'll check out Atmosphere, Murs, and Celph Titled.
Thanks pal.  

Yeah I get what you mean about Aesop Rock, his older albums I like but the newer one is meh.  

Posted by Infernus Lapse

I'm more of an alternative metal- "normal" metal. I'm talking out of my arse here when it comes to naming the official genre of music I listen to, so heres some examples of artists.
Linkin Park
Foster The People (other than Pumped Up Kicks)
Cage The Elephant
RiseAgainst
Three Days Grace
Incubus
Saliva
Red Hot Chili Peppers
FallOutBoy
The Black Keys
Green Day

You named almost all the rock groups i listen too. I also like A Day To Remember and the only metal band I like is Bullet For My Valentine. For hip hop, it's probably my favorite genre right now. Real hip hop. Not YMCMB or MMG. I listen to Eminem and Hopsin and anyone else from Funk Volume (the record label that will soon take over rap). Check them out if you haven't already.  

EDM /thread