She can't even do THAT well. I think she should model so we wouldn't have to hear that annoying voice, kinda like how Anna K Should just model so she doesnt stink up the Tennis Courts

Quoted from MeLikey: Faith Hill-- I like some of her songs, but there's nothing special about her... her voice isn't distinctive, but she has the look so...

I so agree... I love country, and some of her songs are good, but they're all starting to sound the same. Her husband (Tim McGraw) is getting a little boring, too. And why do people think he's hot??? He's balding!

Quoted from DeltaSigStan: 1) NAS is now sampling Fur Elize. I remember when Coolio sampled Pachebel Cannon. Then someone sampled Symphony 88. I swear, does ANYONE Besides Dr. Dre (and that's stretching it) know how to create their own music? MOst people are going to hear Fur Elize4 or Pachebel Cannon and say "Hey, they took that "beat" from NAS and Coolio!"

I agree again. It bugs the crap out of me when some new, pop band/artist (or even if they aren't new) samples off something a little old, even classic, and then all these young people, some even college-aged, are like, "wow have you heard that new Eminem song? It's so original!" (Hi, um, that was sampled off of Aerosmith's Dream On...). The most annoying one: my chapter used the tune of "I love Rock and Roll" for our Open House song at recruitment this year... a lot of my sisters didn't know that Britney DIDN'T write that song! I had to explain that it was Joan Jett. They were in complete shock. I love my sisters, but their love for crappy pop music is just a downer...

In general, I agree with just about everyone else. I like Avril's music, but I know her image is just annoying. I can't wait till Britney, Christina, Mariah, and ALL boy bands fall off the face of the earth. It happened to N'Sync, it happened to the Backstreet Boys, it happened to 98 degrees, and let's not forget about New Kids on the Block... I know we all thought they'd last forever, but seriously... how much can someone take of the same old love ballads??? Justin Timberlake needs to drop off, too (I know I'll get attacked by that one, but he looks like a child molester to me).

Amen on both counts.

On a side note, I've herd that Joan Osborne has been relagated to singing back up vocal for The Dead on their upcomming tour.

nas is overrated? do you even know anything about hip hop? off pure lyrical skill, he can smoke most MC's without even batting an eyelash. dr. dre being the only original producer? look at Dj premier, look at the alchemist, look at the REAL hip hop producers. they're not the ones who get the MTV airplay, which seems to be what folks base their opinion on hip hop trends. if folks would actually listen to what is being said in hip hop music vs. focusing on the beat, then people would know more. until then, don't even disrespect nasty nas.

Well,

1) I think he's overrated. He has a couple good songs, but that's it.

2) I was focusing mainly on the fact that he had to sample Fur Elize

And, didn't I just say I'm tired of the lyrics rapped about these days? That would constitute "if folks would actually listen to what is being said in hip hop music "

You automaticaly think people know NOTHING about the subject at hand, we're just giving opinions, and since I do listen to rap and Hip Hop, I think I know a LITTLE bit at least.

have you listened to what the song "I can" is about? same way with "one mic." sure sounds like someone's trying to show out. listen to gangstarr, nothing they say is about ice, same with mos and kweli. as well as common sense or the roots. the state of hip hop music isn't based solely on the early 90's death row music. they got their influence from the poineers of hip hop.

See, that's the problem I have with "I Can" I like the message and the lyrics, but it just irks me that he had to sample Beethoven.

Well, I didn't EVERY rapper these days raps about ice and flossing, but there is a significant amount.

folks have been sampling in hip hop since the beginning. the old Dj's didn't have records of ish they made up, it was of popular music at the time. then they freaked it a little, had an MC flow over the beat. you listen to most of the hip hop songs out there, most have some sort of sampling in it. hip hop doesn'ts stop with the production board. becuase even dre has produced a garbage beat.

Yeah, but classical music?

yeah, all the great producers have done it. i've heard the debeers (the diamond folks) have their stuff on a song...shoot i've heard someone rhyme over a final fantasy beat..you'd be surprised where people come up with this stuff. and both of those joints were hot.

Well, sooner or later they'll be nothing left to sample........can't wait to see Sean sample mary had a little lamb and the big tymers sampls twinkle twinkle little star.

P-Diddy does not samle, he ruin songs. On a side note, check out spearhead and the roots. great great great music. I still remmember when I first saw Public Enemy in 92. They toured with Anthrax, Primus and I belive Digible Planet. That had to be one of the best concert i have ever seen. But PE just blew everybody out of the show. Then the encore had PE and Anthrax doing some nasty (explicit) and I went home bleeding and in pain and very very happy. I was only 16 years old.

DMB...bleh

I like Norah Jones!
I think it's less the problem with the music and more with the advertising. Do I need to be bombarded every 15 seconds with more hype?
-M