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It also takes work to enjoy music that’s as in-your-face as opera and rap are. With all the melodrama, social consciousness, violence and intense vocal styles, they certainly are not musical wallpaper.

NPR’s Tom Huizenga, Why Do People Hate Rap And Opera?

I found this article particularly interesting as my taste in music is extremely eclectic.  Check out the full piece here.

3 months ago
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  4. morerobots said: People are so focused on the violence portrayed in rap. Well, there’s just as much misogyny and violence in rock and country but no one will dare say anything about THAT.
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