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50 years of Hip Hop- How Come?

Having been a music fan for over 50 years, it’s been fun to see all the different musical genres that have come and gone in popular music.

In the the 50s it was Rock n Roll. Then in the 60s we had Psychedelia, in the 70s Punk, in the 80s New Wave, in the 90s Grunge. It was always interesting to see how music changed into the next new thing.

At the latest Grammy awards, which I did not see, there was a segment called 50 years of hip hop.

I’ve personally never been a big fan of the genre, there are some songs I have liked, but that’s ok. Everyone has their tastes. What I am surprised about is Hip Hops longevity. It just seems like for the last 25 years a lot of music hasn’t really changed much. There has been no " next new thing"as far as I can tell.

How Come? Anyone feel the same way or care to comment. Am I just getting old??

 

alvinnir2

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thespeakerdude
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A lot of Rock was protest music. That people protesting at that time are now fat and happy. A lot of Hip-Hop is protest music. The people protesting have not reached the fat and happy stage yet.  Is that true? No idea, but it sounds good!

Some people wonder why Country music still exists.

Music tends to morph, change, and intermingle. Look at Usher, brander R&B/Hip-Hop, but to me (I like the music), he sounds like a mashup of 80's synth-pop, 70's light rock, and 90's boy band, with the odd 90's rap to extend the audience. 

@jerryg123 , I don't have to deride my kid's generational music. They do that themselves.

thespeakerdude
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Old men yell at screen, details at 11.

I wonder if many here could name even 5 of the top songs from last year?

Some Hip-Hop is really awful, but within the envelope of of popular music, Hip-Hop/Rap arguably has presented some of the more interesting music of the last 10 years and Hip-Hop has a lot of crossover with R&B and EDM, so hard to pigeon hole.

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