When does something stop being RnB and start being Hip-hop?
Of the tracks you mention above, I absolutely love P Diddy & Keisha, and Eve's Tambourine - but I'd say they were RnB. Focus on music and vocal performance rather than lyrics/rapping/chopping up samples.
OK - first see my comment above about my personal reaction to lyrics. Now, an example: Lil'Mama's Lipgloss. VERY sparse arrangement, just drums, clapping and Lil'Mama herself talking (i.e. not singing) - because there's no music for me to judge the song by, I *have* to listen to the lyrics. And guess what, she's poppin'! And this draws attention to the repetition & the pace of her words. Is this rapping? Is it hip-hop? Almost certainly. There's a TERRIBLE part of my brain that does the calculations as follows:
Lil'Mama = pretty girl, good at dancing, talks about school, boys and fun Lil'Mama = not an angry dude talking about money, guns, drvgs, cars or hos Hence Lil'Mama = RnB, not hip-hop.
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NOW here's a question
Date: 2007-11-28 12:53 pm (UTC)Of the tracks you mention above, I absolutely love P Diddy & Keisha, and Eve's Tambourine - but I'd say they were RnB. Focus on music and vocal performance rather than lyrics/rapping/chopping up samples.
OK - first see my comment above about my personal reaction to lyrics. Now, an example: Lil'Mama's Lipgloss. VERY sparse arrangement, just drums, clapping and Lil'Mama herself talking (i.e. not singing) - because there's no music for me to judge the song by, I *have* to listen to the lyrics. And guess what, she's poppin'! And this draws attention to the repetition & the pace of her words. Is this rapping? Is it hip-hop? Almost certainly. There's a TERRIBLE part of my brain that does the calculations as follows:
Lil'Mama = pretty girl, good at dancing, talks about school, boys and fun
Lil'Mama = not an angry dude talking about money, guns, drvgs, cars or hos
Hence Lil'Mama = RnB, not hip-hop.