I recently decided that if I could be on MTV’s “Made”, I would want to be made into a rapper. It might sound a little ridiculous but I have so much respect for how they make words work together with a good beat as well.

I’m not a fan of degrading women (and I’m definitely not saying that all of them do) or anything like that, but I can’t help but try and rap along when a song comes on. A couple of times I’ve actually looked up the lyrics so I could look cool by knowing all the words. There is just something about the flow of words and the alliteration and how they try to make words that don’t rhyme sound the same.

One of my favorite artists is Kanye West. He had to work really hard to get in the business because many people didn’t think he had the street cred in order to create good music, but I’m glad they decided to give him a chance. One of the main reasons why I like his music so much is because he sings about different subjects than everyone else. He isn’t afraid to be different.

Hip-Hop and R&B are great because you can really move to them. I constantly have mini dance parties in my car while I’m driving anytime one of those songs comes on. One of my favorites right now is “Dangerous” by Kardinall Official…it has such a good beat! I’m listening to it now and dancing in my chair! I absolutely LOVE music that you just can’t help but move when you listen to it.

Is it because these genres usually have a really strong bass beat? Why do we like to dance to them? There has to be a reason why clubs always play these songs.

The other night I was watching the new show “Life on Mars” and the main character, who somehow goes back in time from 2008 to sometime in the 70s, gets kidnapped by the Black Panthers I believe. Anyways, while they have him, in order to try to get on their good side he tries to rap and the only song that comes to his mind is “Ice, Ice Baby” by Vanilla Ice. What was so great about it though was that the guys who were holding him hostage loved it! That made me start thinking that if it hadn’t been Vanilla Ice who sang that song, would it be as much of a joke as it is?

How important is appearance when it comes to Hip-Hope and R&B? Just a thought…