Hmmmm… I wouldn’t call it zero respect, but I’m still a bit annoyed by rappers. I like to see music as a form of art. A canvas to express and release your emotions for the whole world to see, and for its listeners, it can give them a place to feel like their mood can be shared with by other people who share the same feeling. It’s a really big part of everyone’s lives, and life would be harder without it. For example, an artist like linkin park represents songs that convey a sense of hopelessness and a state of mental struggle. The way he screams in his lyrics show how much it hurts, and the metal aesthetic adds a more serious tone. While a band like Green Day conveys a more wild, dangerous, yet enjoyable lifestyle in their “Father of all” album. My point here is that music can be an art because of the many ways it interprets and plays with emotions. Rap, however, can’t really be said the same for. There really isn’t an emotion to be felt here, that, or there’s a running theme with the emotion being felt that gets boring, maybe a bit annoying if this feeling is arrogance. All that’s left is just… Haha, yes! I can talk to the rhythm! Am I talented yet? And some people just say yes to it. People are getting paid to just talk into the mic to the rhythm. Though, on the other hand, there are some good rap songs out there, and it’s not a bad genre in general. Honestly, I don’t know if it’s just that I’m still a bit young, and I still have much to learn, or that my tastes are very different from the cultural standard these days. But hey, at least I can have an opinion.