Reply #142: What case?

[bliss_eternal]

You haven't made one. You haven't bothered to cite examples. You've merely made generalities and sweeping statements that you seem to smugly believe have to be true because you think they are. :eyes:

I see, it can't exist because you haven't seen it. Riiiight. Your world view of music is spot on accurate, because...you say so. :rofl:

Yes, of course that will hold up well in any court. :rofl:

It's also interesting that you've been so insistent and hounded one that clearly stated they are not a big rap fan. Several others on the thread have said they are...why wouldn't you ask them, if you cared or were sincerely interested? I don't think you do. I feel that you just like to argue things that have no point. I could be wrong, but that's the vibe I get of you... :boring:

It seems to me, this challenge is about you being right in your own mind. It has nothing to do with the facts. It seems some silly game you want to play. As if saying that you "rest your case" or are right is somehow sufficient to push or bully me into doing research for you. Or in admitting that you are right. :eyes: Don't you have anything better to do? :shrug: :rofl:

Some examples:

The Roots. A rap band. Here's a shocker, they are called a rap band because they play instruments! :wow: They have back-up singers. Sometimes they sing, sometimes they rap. Their percussionist is one of the best in the business. He's played with other groups on awards shows, including rock groups. Again, shocking. A guy from a rap group plays an instrument well enough that a rock group wanted him to play with them. :eyes:

Ever hear of The Fugees? Of course not. :rofl: Look them up.

Lauren Hill was in the Fugees. She's a fantastic singer. She happens to play guitar and piano. She produced her first solo project, which was critically acclaimed and won ridiculous amounts of Grammy's. Yes, she also raps. I challenge you to find someone that thinks she doesn't have a fantastic singing voice.

Wyclef Jean from the Fugees, also started as a rapper. He plays guitar and sings. He has a good enough singing voice that his album was Grammy nominated. He produces albums for other artists. Know anything about the production process? I would think it demands one knows something about music...he does lots of that. Look him up, if you care or dare.

Queen Latifah. Started as a rapper. She sings quite well. Sang in the film Chicago, released an album of jazz standards to critical acclaim and a Grammy nomination. She's been invited to sing for the Oscars, the Emmys and the Grammy's. She sang at the Oscars with Catherine Zeta Jones as well as with Burt Bacharach.

Will Smith Grammy award winning rapper, plays piano. Also has a genius level iq and was admitted to MIT right out of highschool.

Jamie Fox, rapper and sings quite well. Well enough that NBC gave him a show featuring his singing. He's also sung at the Grammys and MTV awards shows, playing the piano and singing with Alicia Keys.

The guy that did much of the score for Quentin Tarantino's film Kill Bill, was part of Wu Tang Clan, a rap group. He is known as a rapper, his monkier is The RZA. But he produced the score, Quentin asked him to do so. I would think such a job would require one to have knowledge of music and instruments, and oh yes to even be creative.... :eyes:

Oh, but you're right of course--I couldn't even name one... :eyes: :boring:

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