Emo rap
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Emo rap (also known as emo hip-hop[1] and hipster hop[2]) is a term typically used to describe hip hop music with emotional lyrical content comparable to that of emo music.
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[edit] Criticism
The cultural term emo has generated significant backlash, and many fans of alleged emo rap artists disapprove of such use of the term "emo." Like emo rock,[3] emo rap is often criticized by artists labeled as such.[4]
Some critics point out that emotion is nothing new to the hip hop scene, as many rappers (including gangsta rappers) write emotionally charged and/or romantic lyrics.
Criticism of rappers who try to market their music to non-urban audiences isn't limited to supposed "emo rap" artists, but to alternative hip hop at large.[citation needed]
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[edit] References
- Atmosphere brings ‘emo-rap’ to the masses
- Emo Rap: Up From The Underground
- Also available from mushrecords.com, which includes additional insert from original publication.
- Emo rap gains exposure
- An Essential Hip-Hop Triumvirate
- DJ Muggs at Remix Mag
- Anticon.com: Archive of May 2000 edition of San Francisco Bay Guardian article "Anticon: Hip-Hop Straight Outta Cyberspace."
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Time interview at urban smarts . com
- ^ Myhre, Kyle (2004-10-01), "The Problem with Emo-Rap" , University of Wisconsin Madison Emmie Magazine
- ^ Guy Picciotto. The reason I think (emo is) so stupid is that, what, like The Bad Brains weren't emotional? What, they were robots or something? It just doesn't make any sense to me.. MarkPrindle.com.
- ^ Mac Lethal. Lethal Doses - Mac Lethal attacks 'emo rap', bad show promoters and the ignorant MCs who threaten an American art form. lawrence.com.
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