When rap came out 30 years ago I thought it was just a fad


Now it seems like it dominates the music industry, movies and fashion. My only question is why?

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phasecorrect: Your final remark reminded me of this gentleman:

Charles H. Duell was the Commissioner of US patent office in 1899. Mr. Deull’s most famous attributed utterance is that "(The Patent Office should be closed because) everything that can be invented has been invented."

Cheers!

"certain kind of so called music lovers"--but, of course, you don't mean anyone here, right? 

No accountability = no credibility. 

Yup. Certain kind of music lovers like those who claim that they accountability and credibility. Anyone who acts like folk, blues, rock, jazz, punk, country etc. etc. was first and is so much better is so grey poupon. Lol. Ask a question got an answer. Our audiophile hobby as a whole is full of it. That’s why it’s dying. It’s so damn snooty. I’m glad I don’t have accountability and credibility with this bunch. That means I probably on the right track! Sire sire please bless me with your approval. Lol. Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin got turned down in every bank they went to 20 years later 1 billion dollar sale of the label. Great genre. Great music  Great American Story.
There's no denying you've done your homework but you 1) make statements and then run away from them rather than back them up  2) have a strange way with the English language and 3) apparently have a need to prove the worthiness of the sounds you like to listen to. You're right, you don't need my approval and I don't need yours.

 If someone says rap is not music they're not necessarily saying it's not art or that it's not good.  There's a lot of stuff I like that's not music.  Anyway, you don't make a good case for your cause;  you simply put people off and prove the opposite point.