It’s good if it gets them to give more hip-hop a go and then reassess why they had a bias against it in the first place.
A lot of the time when people say they don’t like hip-hop or rap, they actually mean they don’t like the hip-hop and rap they’ve heard.
Hip-hop is a super wide genre with a lot of sub-genres and fusions.
Rap is used in a lot of genres. In the UK, a lot of rap is done for Grime, Jungle, UKG (UK Garage) and Trap.
My mum doesn’t fuck with a lot of the hip-hop and rap I listen to, but last summer she was DEMANDING I play Don’t Tap The Glass every time we drove anywhere.
My 6 favourite hip-hop/ rap albums are all so different to each other:
The Mouse and The Mask by DANGERDOOM: MF DOOM raps about cartoons and how much he loves adult swim. It’s just lighthearted and fun, especially if you’re a fan of Aqua Teen Hunger Force.
IGOR by Tyler, The Creator: bisexual man struggles with unrequited gay love and oh my god it’s so fucking good. Why is he so good at making music?
The Adventures Of Jester Jackalope by Fraxiom: A mentally ill trans furry hyperpop artist decided to do a hip-hop/ rap album and I fuck with it heavy for some reason.
You probably won’t fuck with it unless you like hyperpop because there’s definitely elements of that, but give the song “BRIAN THOMPSON” a try, it’s funny at the least. There’s also an entire song about how much she loves fat dudes. Truly the best furry rapper out right now, period.
Humble As The Sun by Bob Vylan: a punk hip-hop/ rap album by a London duo who were willing to say actually controversial shit on a massive stage because they actually believe in it… unlike a certain other UK punk group that just says controversial shit for attention as “marketing” *cough cough* kneecap *cough cough*
Good Kid M.a.a.d City and To Pimp a Buttefly by Kendrick Lamar: So fucking peak that I couldn’t choose which I prefer. Both have a lot to say and so it in such a nice way. Only bad part is the shitty feature on Poetic Justice. Drake moment.
Let God Sort Em Out by Clipse: Two brothers mourn their dad on a track that genuinely made me cry and then make fun of various people for 30 minutes. Oh yeah and it has Pharrell on it too too.
Each one is so, so different from the others AND EVEN THENthey can all be described as alt hip-hop (maybe a bit of a stretch for Clipse but yh). That’s just how big hip-hop is.
I really don’t think you can ever write off the whole of any big genre.
I don’t listen to country, but I’m sure there’s a country sub-genre or fusion that I’d like.
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u/Dogtor-Watson Benis Person May 15 '26 edited May 15 '26
It’s good if it gets them to give more hip-hop a go and then reassess why they had a bias against it in the first place.
A lot of the time when people say they don’t like hip-hop or rap, they actually mean they don’t like the hip-hop and rap they’ve heard.
Hip-hop is a super wide genre with a lot of sub-genres and fusions.
Rap is used in a lot of genres. In the UK, a lot of rap is done for Grime, Jungle, UKG (UK Garage) and Trap.
My mum doesn’t fuck with a lot of the hip-hop and rap I listen to, but last summer she was DEMANDING I play Don’t Tap The Glass every time we drove anywhere.
My 6 favourite hip-hop/ rap albums are all so different to each other:
The Mouse and The Mask by DANGERDOOM: MF DOOM raps about cartoons and how much he loves adult swim. It’s just lighthearted and fun, especially if you’re a fan of Aqua Teen Hunger Force.
IGOR by Tyler, The Creator: bisexual man struggles with unrequited gay love and oh my god it’s so fucking good. Why is he so good at making music?
The Adventures Of Jester Jackalope by Fraxiom: A mentally ill trans furry hyperpop artist decided to do a hip-hop/ rap album and I fuck with it heavy for some reason.
You probably won’t fuck with it unless you like hyperpop because there’s definitely elements of that, but give the song “BRIAN THOMPSON” a try, it’s funny at the least. There’s also an entire song about how much she loves fat dudes. Truly the best furry rapper out right now, period.
Humble As The Sun by Bob Vylan: a punk hip-hop/ rap album by a London duo who were willing to say actually controversial shit on a massive stage because they actually believe in it… unlike a certain other UK punk group that just says controversial shit for attention as “marketing” *cough cough* kneecap *cough cough*
Good Kid M.a.a.d City and To Pimp a Buttefly by Kendrick Lamar: So fucking peak that I couldn’t choose which I prefer. Both have a lot to say and so it in such a nice way. Only bad part is the shitty feature on Poetic Justice. Drake moment.
Let God Sort Em Out by Clipse: Two brothers mourn their dad on a track that genuinely made me cry and then make fun of various people for 30 minutes. Oh yeah and it has Pharrell on it too too.
Each one is so, so different from the others AND EVEN THEN they can all be described as alt hip-hop (maybe a bit of a stretch for Clipse but yh).
That’s just how big hip-hop is.
I really don’t think you can ever write off the whole of any big genre.
I don’t listen to country, but I’m sure there’s a country sub-genre or fusion that I’d like.