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Originally Posted by yvanleterrible
Rap as text, I respect so as Slam (Grand Corps Malade comes to mind. That is art).
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hey, you know Grand Corps Malade over there ?? wow, he's international !! i'm glad ; he deserves it. you're right, it *is* art. although here we call it "slam" ; that's the spoken word, where musical accompaniment is secondary or absent. but it's all part of the same family.
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Rap as a musician means nothing to me. Most sounds are an elogy to the laziness of not properly learning an instrument. It takes years of dedicated work to do so. Bluesmen took the time to learn.
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hey now, a little respect
learning to be a turntablist is just as demanding of skill, practice, technique and hard work as the trumpet. and the great mcs are really poets. the good ones also take the time to learn, just like the bluesmen. if you ever see the DMC World DJ Championship you might change your mind ; the really good DJs are playing turntables just like an instrument. in fact, in 2002 the winners were a french team, Birdy Nam Nam (they're on my list already...
). on their site
http://www.birdynamnam.com/outro.html (which, incidentally, is graphically amazing) you can listen to some of their songs (in "sounds" page). one of my favorites is abbesses.
or here is a video of the 2005 Championships, with maximum respect for tradition and the musicians who have come before them :
http://ma-tvideo.france2.fr/video/iLyROoaftvB2.html