If you're gonna criticise. At least aim right.

The only thing worse than someone trying to dispute the musical/poetic merit (to me) of hip hop is someone using examples of an artist(s) who isn't hip hop to dispute its musical/poetic merit.

I've never judged rock by the Jonas Brothers,(Inbefore "THE JONAS BROTHERS AREN'T ROCK).

Soulja Boy isn't hip hop. - Yeah. Thought so.

Initially, I thought that when someone criticised a genre, It was based on them listening to it and forming a conclusion based on what they'd heard. But really, All it is, is them going to the worst possible source of that music and making a judgement based on that. I find it even funnier that people who criticise hip hop and like another genre tend to have hilarious taste in that genre (See it pays to diversify your music taste).

"Rap sucks dude. It's all fake. You should go listen to metal" - Gaffot no. 1

"O RLY? Recommend me a band" - Me.

"Trivium are the best metal band ever. Go listen to them."

"Bud. You're kicking the word fake at me? Even though you not only listen to, But idolise a band that are nothing but metallica on steroids?."

".....Yeah whatever dude. Rap sucks".

See. Its easy to neuter the credibility of a fool's argument once you pull up a little background.

Peace.