Whats the difference between rap and hardcore music?
After attending a screening of James Spooner's film 'White Lies Black Sheep' at the Patois New Orleans International Human Rights Film Festival, I realized that the two musical styles have a lot in common. The film was about a black rocker from NYC who discovers his own identity. The main character's personal struggle reminded me that hip-hop and rock music are looked at as the polar opposites in music, yet they have several similarities in musical style, and culture.
They are the primary ones that have a clear wardrobe attached to it that's easily identifiable.
They have the capability unlike most genres to perform musical very fast so its no longer understandable, however to its consumers it is considered skill in performance. A fast rapper is just like a loud screamers in a hardcore song.
They are the genres that are most filled with political awareness.
They both have concerts that your wouldn't bring parents to
They have a special form of dance that is performed at shows (breaking/hardcore dancing)
They both have musicians that are covered in tattoos
They both has an influence from African culture and indigenous people.
They both ask questions about relationship with friends, parents, and about finding themselves
My main point is, limiting yourself to what you think is black culture is actually limiting yourself to black culture. This is because black cultures resonates in many forms that might not be dominated by black people. Black culture exists in music styles besides rap, R&B, and jazz. Other styles of music might be uplifting certain aspects of black culture that are not in ways are not the same as the stereotypical black culture. Everyone knows that artists like Chuck Berry, Rick James, and Bo Diddley pioneered rock music, but people continue to claim that rock is music only for white people. However, a lot of the bands have a black musician or are produced by a black person. Hopefully, the popularity of rappers performing rock music or getting backed by bands will create more musical awareness.
After 'White Lies Black Sheep' was played at the film festival, the directer advised that everyone should go to googlevideo and watch a bootleg version of Afropunk, because it was the inspiration for his later works.
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