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Originally posted by notfarnow
Then what about the blues? All kinds of bluesmen in the HOF.
Too much overlap between Blues, Rock & Roll, R&B & rap to start excluding, IMO.
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"The Blues had a baby, and they called him 'Rock'n'Roll'."
Muddy Waters
There is no similar connection between rap and rock, or rap and any other kind of music for that matter. Rock draws influences from virtually every genre of music extant; the blues, jazz, country, gospel, big band, folk, just to name a few. It's hardly surprising that many artists cross over into, and are recognized for their performances in, several of these genres. Rap is notably been left out. Now they are scraping for credibility and acceptance by latching onto some one else's gig. Why rock? Why not country? Rap is just about as closely related to country as it is to rock, which is to say it ain't even close.
So what is that bull***** they do with a turntable and some one else's LP's? You know, where they scratch and squeal it back and forth? Who are the aknowlegded masters of that "instrument"? I mean rock has Hendrix, Page, Clapton; Moon, Bonham, Bruford; Squire, Flea, Entwistle, Lake; Wakeman, Emerson; timeless heroes of their chosen instrument. Who would go into the rap hall of fame as the best record scratcher?