[101st-Eagle]

"Serious," "hip-hop" and "artist" should NEVER be used in the same sentence. Exception: As an artist I realize what S**T hip-hop is to serious music.

[Psycho_Bunny]

"Serious," "hip-hop" and "artist" should NEVER be used in the same sentence. Exception: As an artist I realize what S**T hip-hop is to serious music.

I have yet to find any style of music that doesn't have at least one brilliant example of true artistry.  I, personally, find Eminem to be lazy and uninspired however, in terms of Hip Hop, Name of the Game by The Crystal Method is nothing short of true genius.  Weapon of Choice by Fatboy Slim is also quit compelling.

All things being equal, I'd pit Name of the Game against anything Mozart ever wrote.......

....I wouldn't pit it against Bach's work or Beethoven's, though.

[GSWarrior]

My grandfather loathed the big band music my father always played. You call that music he would ask? My father swore up and down the Beatles had no talent and nobody would even know who they were in 10 years. I can't see any musical merit to the stuff my kids listen to. My kids absolutely can't stand my alternative country CD collection.

On and on it goes. Talent is in the eye of the beholder.

[rdb3]

"Serious," "hip-hop" and "artist" should NEVER be used in the same sentence. Exception: As an artist I realize what S**T hip-hop is to serious music.

And I "seriously" disagree with your statements.

XVIII Airborne Corp "HOOAH!" by the way.

Doing bad things to bad people...