Brain-Dead Teen, Only Capable Of Rolling Eyes And Texting, To Be Euthanized
This brings to mind a family moment. It was almost 2 years ago when my family took me out for a Father’s Day dinner. They had recently all got Droid smart phones. I spend the few hours over dinner in silence, wondering if the three people at the table would ever look up and take notice of me, or the world around them. I recall having similar thoughts when rap came to dominate the music business. Hoping that this horrible cultural trend – that left musical talent in the dust in favor of rhyme talking to stolen rhythms – would soon be over. 25 years later, rap is still dominate. I wonder if 25 years of texting could cause humans to evolve and have their chins become attached to their upper chests.
As to Rap I always like to ask the affectionados what instrument their favorite rap artist plays. Or to hum the melody for me. I do not argue the content, I argue the TOTAL lack of musical talent in it. Well other than playing a record backwards with your thumb anyway… But I do understand it is just the dance music of this generation as DISCO was to the generation before. And if had my druthers, Rap me…