To each his own...if TRU likes to listen to Rap, fine. I have some rap albums, too. This is not a thread about tastes, it's about suggesting gear. Although, a black audiophile friend of mine viewed this thread and his comment to me was that someone who matched a system like TRU's with such synergy DOES know how to pick up his own sub. That therefore TRU knew what was going to happen...and that it was intentional.
I understand the point these people who don't consider RAP as music bring up. They just unfortunately bring their prejudices in the postings. The proper way to deal with this is the way Tito Puente did at a concert in my university many years ago. It was two groups: De La Soul and Tito Puente's Orchestra. I didn't know who De La Soul was at the time. They went in first and attempted to be BAD. It was such a mismatch--who in their right mind have these two groups in the same concert? It was almost a riot!!! During the intermission, a voice spoke over the PA system: "No se preocupen, amigos. Los vamos a poner a pedir misericordia." Translation: "Friends, don't worry. We will make them ask for mercy." And so they did. Tito Puente put up such a class act, it made everybody sit down, shut up, and lean forward in their seats...even the university policemen sat down and did the same. The undisputed King of Afro Caribbean percussion was teaching the rappers who was truly THE bad boy of the hood. And with class...Jazz, African rythms, Spanish/Arab music-all masterfully blended and orchestrated by professional musicians.
The street has its place in the music world, but there's much more to it. I don't think De La Soul learned their lesson, though...
