Kanye raps a gritty rap, about the inhumane diamond trade in Africa, while Dame Shirley Bassey stops traffic with the melodic James Bond Theme Diamonds are Forever, and providesthe standout chorus hook. Here is possibly the biggest example of rap then melody providing light and shade. "I'm a walking disaster " chorus refrain,that lifted theentire song and thus gave Chipmunk his only number 1 single. The biggest hook in the entire song is the : Ĭhipmunk raps the verse, while the huge chorus hook is sang by his female partner in rhyme, to devastating effect. While Estelle melodically sings a huge chorus hook, that helped propel the song to number 1. Jay z grittily raps the verses wheras Alicia sings one of the best show stopping choruses to a song ever ,and provides a classic hook that has mass appeal, and a fantastic singalong quality. If this was so ,why has Eminem had 7 UK number 1 singles, and 5 number 1 albums ?Īdmittedly a whole song of just rapping can be difficult for most casual listeners, so the trick is, for the main chorus hook, you provide a sample or some melodic singing to give the lightness and deftness of touch to the song, to illustrate light and shade. If this was so ,why did Run This Town debut at number 1 on sales of over 70,000 copies ? This has little to do with people not handling hip - hop. The people that have it don't need to buy it. Yeah, the reason this song won't chart as high as Run This Town and Empire State Of Mind, is because most Jay -Z fans already have it on the album, and this is why in terms of sales, it won't have the longevity that those two tracks had.
That's about the same age as Star Wars, and you don't see anyone editing Chewbacca out, because he can't speak proper English, do you? The question is, are they right? Is the idea of a person talking over a beat still so scary that we have to pretend it's not there, in case it prompts rioting on the streets? It's fine to cut out the swear-words, but to lose whole sections of songs just in case they're not universally popular is bonkers, isn't it?Īnd it just makes you wonder, how many Glastonbury headline slots, No.1s, sellout tours, radio plays and guest appearances by Chipmunk is it going to take before this nonsense settles down? As I said, Hip hop has been around for THIRTY YEARS. And they are so scared of those people flicking the dial or refusing to buy the product, they're prepared to cut it to bits. It's either record companies wanting to maximise a song's potential, or radio producers wanting to play a song without losing listeners, but either way, they're only doing this because they believe there is a large audience of people who can't handle hip hop.
well, here's where I'm not sure what to say. These things all point towards a general disquiet towards MCs by. Heck, even the astonishing success of 'Empire State Of Mind', has been eclipsed by its rap-less 'sequel' by Alicia Keys. I've mentioned it before, but it's starting to look worryingly like a trend. The parts featuring Kanye West suddenly disappeared, including his astonishing go at the word "rubbish". It happened to Estelle's 'American Boy' too. Y'know the bit where she does an Avril Lavigne cheerleader/rap breakdown? Well, some stations have cut that out.Īnd the rap section in 'She Said' by Plan B? The bit where he deviates from the relative safety of the soul rehash to remind listeners that he started out as a rapper, and by so doing proves that hip hop and soul are part of the same musical spectrum? Again, gone. Keep an ear out for 'On A Mission' by Gabriella Cilmi song on your local radio station.
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