tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472869014482667644.post2575704741182513839..comments2023-06-17T03:52:05.305-04:00Comments on UrbanRhetoric: I hate children's music, but are my kids ready for Hip Hop?...by doughurbanrhetorichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428762264141674847noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472869014482667644.post-22677723171152088222012-02-06T20:37:34.371-05:002012-02-06T20:37:34.371-05:00Really great post! You probably wouldn't like ...Really great post! You probably wouldn't like our music then. ;) But I think it's great to listen to music that you like and to listen to all sorts. We don't listen to kids music all the time - thankfully! I really like having them listen to 'real' music too =) There is a tonne of variety on all those iTunes radio stations but you making a playlist of 2000 that you can all agree on is Amazing!!Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07568988765116508202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472869014482667644.post-68582435751869279822012-01-12T12:12:33.347-05:002012-01-12T12:12:33.347-05:00I completely get this. It's like the time I h...I completely get this. It's like the time I heard my 8 year old niece singing WORD FOR WORD Lady Gaga's Poker Face. No bueno.<br /><br />xx<br />Lynsey<br />www.law-of-fashion.comLynsey Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17797477198030786678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472869014482667644.post-25404714693169650582012-01-09T22:36:45.873-05:002012-01-09T22:36:45.873-05:00Nate, jayare20k and I have said it all.
It doesn&...Nate, jayare20k and I have said it all.<br /><br />It doesn't hurt to note that I've brought these impromptu lessons in music appreciation to life for my son by having him front and center with me at every old school summer park jam the 5 boroughs has to offer.<br /><br />Will my son eventually find his own way to the ear-cancer that is HOT 97 and Power 105? Perhaps. But it will bore him to death because people who listen to Drake, Rick Ross or Rihanna don't know how to clap their hands and stomp their feet to "Give It Up Or Turn It Loose."Spictorioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00485312644572128774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472869014482667644.post-71345995168317772552012-01-08T12:09:55.750-05:002012-01-08T12:09:55.750-05:00like Spictorious, i vote for going back to the roo...like Spictorious, i vote for going back to the roots. you're much more dedicated to hip hop than i am, but i hope to raise my kid on a lot of the music that informed hip hop in the first place. go back to blues, soul, and r&b. move up to jazz, disco, and then you'll have a base for whenever's right to introduce some of your favorite tracks.<br /><br />personally, i think most modern popular hip hop is unlistenable. i don't care to hear about a gross sense of entitlement, inconsiderate consumerism, and substance abuse. does that make me an old fart? maybe… for the most part, i don't care what people have to say in pop songs. it's been said before, and most likely more eloquently or authentically.<br /><br />my kid doesn't need to know all the bebop musicians had problems with drugs and alcohol to appreciate the music. sure, james brown tried to run down some cops while high on speed. it's catchy, fun music without bad lyrics, though. miles davis' heroin habit? we can discuss that when he's ready to understand. i'm okay with all that.<br /><br />now sarah will have to comb through her indie stash to find the best choices there.natehttp://twitter.com/rockpapergoatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472869014482667644.post-17573927410626441872012-01-08T02:23:22.596-05:002012-01-08T02:23:22.596-05:00Ever heard of the kindie movement? (Kids +Indie). ...Ever heard of the kindie movement? (Kids +Indie). Check out Secret Agent 23 Skiddoo for some Hip-Hop for kids. No. Really.<br />Then check out Zooglobble, Stefan Shepherd's excellent blog on all things kindie.Dothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11368163787658908184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472869014482667644.post-53122842397884262862012-01-06T22:03:50.367-05:002012-01-06T22:03:50.367-05:00I think media and politicians have done quite a br...I think media and politicians have done quite a brain-bleaching job on us 30-something parents...finding fault with De La Soul's "Me Myself & I?" I have no reservations on teaching my kid to knuckle up...long as it's not pre-emptive, there's no harm in such a life lesson.<br /><br />Another often-forgotten genre that satisfies the blog post's desire is by raising the babies on the ROOTS of hiphop, particularly if hypersensitive/hypocritical/v-chip parenting overrides the well-cultivated and fun-sounding childhoods of today's parents...think of the rollerskating classics and b-boy anthems that made 1970s/1980s NYC the most magical place on Earth.<br /><br />So each time I get in my car, I have the pleasure of plugging in my iPod, pressing PLAY and warping off back in time with my 3 year old son to the sounds of my early childhood via James Brown's "Funky President"...Jimmy Castor Bunch's "It's Just Begun"...Michael Viner's Incredible Bongo Band's "Apache" to name a select few. Of course I'm naming some usual suspects but these classics and so much more require little to no explanation and instantly brings kool-aid smiles and some serious head-nodding to my son's realm.<br /><br />So how's that for a compromise...hiphop cravings are kept in check while the babies are blessed with lively instrumentation...dig it.Spictorioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00485312644572128774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472869014482667644.post-85026570112369276882012-01-06T20:39:37.029-05:002012-01-06T20:39:37.029-05:00i am SO happy to see a post about this...my twice-...i am SO happy to see a post about this...my twice-daily car rides are a synthesis of all of these thoughts. my cop-out is to just plug in a thomas dvd and forget music. but...damn...i really do miss hip hop. thank you for putting this into words...<br /><br />~pemoraurbanrhetorichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05428762264141674847noreply@blogger.com