A Little About Me...

An ordinary guy with an extraordinary life! I am a disciple of Jesus, who pursues a life to the full. A blessed husband to a beautiful bride and proud father of Selah Joy!

Things I Like...

Fav Activities: Reading, watching movies, songwriting, laughing, blogging, eating, playing, etc. Fav Artists: DCB, DMB, Jack Johnson, Derek Webb, Kanye West, and many more Fav Book: Scripture Fav Movies: Princess Bride, Willy Wonka, Tim Burton & M. Night Shyamalan movies, Tommy Boy, Children of Men, many more

Kanye and Chris

Posted on 5/12/2008 No Comments
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I enjoy rap music for the following reasons [not limited to these]
  • No rules - they have the freedom to mix any kind of music together
  • New relationships - the good rappers [Kanye] work with people who stretch them [John Mayer, Adam Levine of Maroon 5, Chris Martin of Coldplay, etc.]
  • A Foundation of Rhythm - they recognize that building block of all music is rhythm, not melody.
  • More Story - since rap doesn't have to stick with a melody, they have freedom to tell more of the story.
  • A ReBirth - the great rap artists [Tupac, Dre, Kanye] find a way to recreate, renew and restore old sounds in to their music. In turn they reinvent their style completely.
Disclaimer - I do believe that most rap songs contain a toxic message. How ever as an art form - I greatly enjoy it.

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