Could you change the name to "The Weekly Amateur Rap Hour?"

Use this forum for title suggestions, bitching at moderators, whining about phpBB, and grand ideas that will solve all of Song Fight's problems.
Post Reply
User avatar
fluffy
Eruption
Posts: 11028
Joined: Sat Sep 25, 2004 10:56 am
Instruments: sometimes
Recording Method: Logic Pro X
Submitting as: Sockpuppet
Pronouns: she/they
Location: Seattle-ish
Contact:

Could you change the name to "The Weekly Amateur Rap Hour?"

Post by fluffy »

Not that there's anything wrong with rap per se, but holy cow is that genre massively overrepresented lately.
User avatar
Lunkhead
You're No Good
Posts: 8104
Joined: Sat Sep 25, 2004 12:14 pm
Instruments: many
Recording Method: cubase/mac/tascam4x4
Submitting as: Berkeley Social Scene, Merisan, Tiny Robots
Pronouns: he/him
Location: Berkeley, CA
Contact:

Re: Could you change the name to "The Weekly Amateur Rap Hour?"

Post by Lunkhead »

For reals. I have been resisting the urge to post snarky comments/thread complaining about it. But not any more! We need to get some jocks in here to deal with all these nerds.
jackfrost
Somebody Get Me A Doctor
Posts: 161
Joined: Wed Apr 11, 2007 7:36 am

Re: Could you change the name to "The Weekly Amateur Rap Hour?"

Post by jackfrost »

is there some way to fine MC Frontalot for every crappy nerdcore act that finds this site and enters a fight because of him?
in the intoduction page, every time i read someone's intro that says "i found this site through mc frontalot", i just cringe. you can usually tell who the frontawannabe's are from their user names.
User avatar
jb
Hot for Teacher
Posts: 4158
Joined: Sat Sep 25, 2004 10:12 am
Instruments: Guitar, Cello, Keys, Uke, Vox, Perc
Recording Method: Logic X
Submitting as: The John Benjamin Band
Pronouns: he/him
Location: WASHINGTON, DC
Contact:

Re: Could you change the name to "The Weekly Amateur Rap Hour?"

Post by jb »

Give 'em a bunch of shit in the reviews threads. They'll get better or go home.

JB
blippity blop ya don’t stop heyyyyyyyyy
User avatar
Lunkhead
You're No Good
Posts: 8104
Joined: Sat Sep 25, 2004 12:14 pm
Instruments: many
Recording Method: cubase/mac/tascam4x4
Submitting as: Berkeley Social Scene, Merisan, Tiny Robots
Pronouns: he/him
Location: Berkeley, CA
Contact:

Re: Could you change the name to "The Weekly Amateur Rap Hour?"

Post by Lunkhead »

jackfrost wrote:is there some way to fine MC Frontalot for every crappy nerdcore act that finds this site and enters a fight because of him?
in the intoduction page, every time i read someone's intro that says "i found this site through mc frontalot", i just cringe. you can usually tell who the frontawannabe's are from their user names.
Ha ha. Excellent idea. I don't think he could afford that fine, sadly.

Actually, I'm listening to Dale Chase's song, and that guy's not half bad. Phew!
User avatar
fluffy
Eruption
Posts: 11028
Joined: Sat Sep 25, 2004 10:56 am
Instruments: sometimes
Recording Method: Logic Pro X
Submitting as: Sockpuppet
Pronouns: she/they
Location: Seattle-ish
Contact:

Re: Could you change the name to "The Weekly Amateur Rap Hour?"

Post by fluffy »

jb wrote:Give 'em a bunch of shit in the reviews threads. They'll get better or go home.
But Rone is still here.

(And I'm still here too.)
User avatar
rone rivendale
Odie
Posts: 1755
Joined: Sun Oct 02, 2005 9:51 pm
Instruments: Electronica, nothing real
Recording Method: Fruity Loops, Goldwave
Submitting as: Rone Rivendale
Pronouns: he/him
Location: Kansas, USA
Contact:

Re: Could you change the name to "The Weekly Amateur Rap Hour?"

Post by rone rivendale »

I fall under the 'Get better' part, Fluffy. :P

And I don't see why we should rebel against a genre just because we don't personally enjoy it.
From spoken word to actual singing, I can screw up any style with style. :D
User avatar
fluffy
Eruption
Posts: 11028
Joined: Sat Sep 25, 2004 10:56 am
Instruments: sometimes
Recording Method: Logic Pro X
Submitting as: Sockpuppet
Pronouns: she/they
Location: Seattle-ish
Contact:

Re: Could you change the name to "The Weekly Amateur Rap Hour?"

Post by fluffy »

Rone Rivendale wrote:I fall under the 'Get better' part, Fluffy. :P

And I don't see why we should rebel against a genre just because we don't personally enjoy it.
I didn't say rap sucks or that I dislike it, I'm just a bit annoyed at how overrepresented it is vs. other genres lately, especially since most of the rap that is submitted here is not particularly good by any stretch of the imagination. Much of it seems to just be someone-else's-looping-bed (or even full arrangement) with no actual musical skill involved. If people want to do a poetry slam, that's fine, but they should at least do it to music they wrote.
User avatar
Caravan Ray
bono
bono
Posts: 8647
Joined: Sat Sep 25, 2004 1:51 pm
Instruments: Penis
Recording Method: Garageband
Submitting as: Caravan Ray,G.O.R.T.E.C,Lyricburglar,The Thugs from the Scallop Industry
Location: Toowoomba, Queensland
Contact:

Re: Could you change the name to "The Weekly Amateur Rap Hour?"

Post by Caravan Ray »

Lunkhead wrote: We need to get some jocks in here to deal with all these nerds.
Looks like we gonna have ourselves a good ol' fashioned 'nerd beatin'!
User avatar
Lunkhead
You're No Good
Posts: 8104
Joined: Sat Sep 25, 2004 12:14 pm
Instruments: many
Recording Method: cubase/mac/tascam4x4
Submitting as: Berkeley Social Scene, Merisan, Tiny Robots
Pronouns: he/him
Location: Berkeley, CA
Contact:

Re: Could you change the name to "The Weekly Amateur Rap Hour?"

Post by Lunkhead »

Oh man, nothing personal against him, but at least MC Eric B isn't submitting every week anymore. A song of his just came up on archive shuffle and I realized I had mercifully forgotten all about his raps.
User avatar
Märk
Jump
Posts: 2048
Joined: Sat Sep 25, 2004 8:35 pm
Instruments: Guitar, bass
Recording Method: Presonus Audiobox 44VSL, Cubase
Submitting as: ROTR, svenmullet, I forget what else
Pronouns: master
Location: Canada

Re: Could you change the name to "The Weekly Amateur Rap Hour?"

Post by Märk »

CRay and I are going to collab on a song as soon as the title is posted. They you'll see what KICK ASS ROCK AND ROLL is all about. Yes, yes you will.
* this is not a disclaimer
User avatar
AJOwens
Panama
Posts: 997
Joined: Mon Jul 20, 2009 6:50 am
Instruments: bass, guitar, keyboards, drums, flute
Recording Method: Reaper, Reason Adapted, M-Audio 1010LT + 2496 (Windows XP)
Submitting as: James Owens, The Chebuctones
Pronouns: he/him
Location: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Contact:

Re: Could you change the name to "The Weekly Amateur Rap Hour?"

Post by AJOwens »

Maybe if we all write country-and-western songs for a few rounds, they'll go away.

Just kidding!
User avatar
Reist
Hot for Teacher
Posts: 3066
Joined: Mon Jan 30, 2006 2:26 pm
Instruments: Drums, Guitar
Recording Method: Yamaha AW1600, Reaper
Submitting as: Therman
Location: Calgary
Contact:

Re: Could you change the name to "The Weekly Amateur Rap Hour?"

Post by Reist »

Lunkhead wrote:Oh man, nothing personal against him, but at least MC Eric B isn't submitting every week anymore. A song of his just came up on archive shuffle and I realized I had mercifully forgotten all about his raps.
This song might have had something to do with Eric's departure.

On a side-note - for every rock tune I enter from this point forth, I vow to enter two nerdcore raps. :mrgreen:
User avatar
Ross
Jump
Posts: 2739
Joined: Sun Feb 27, 2005 3:27 pm
Instruments: Guitar, Vox, Bass, Tuned glasses, etc...
Recording Method: Logic on a Macbook.
Submitting as: Ross Durand
Location: Orange CA
Contact:

Re: Could you change the name to "The Weekly Amateur Rap Hour?"

Post by Ross »

Reist wrote:
Lunkhead wrote:Oh man, nothing personal against him, but at least MC Eric B isn't submitting every week anymore. A song of his just came up on archive shuffle and I realized I had mercifully forgotten all about his raps.
This song might have had something to do with Eric's departure.
He submitted more songs after that than before it.
"I don't like this song, but at least it's good." - veGetar Ianra Ge
http://www.rossdurandmusic.com
User avatar
Reist
Hot for Teacher
Posts: 3066
Joined: Mon Jan 30, 2006 2:26 pm
Instruments: Drums, Guitar
Recording Method: Yamaha AW1600, Reaper
Submitting as: Therman
Location: Calgary
Contact:

Re: Could you change the name to "The Weekly Amateur Rap Hour?"

Post by Reist »

:shock: ... you're right. that guy was resilient.
Hoblit
Hot for Teacher
Posts: 3669
Joined: Sat Sep 25, 2004 12:48 pm
Pronouns: Dude or GURRRLLLL!
Location: Charlotte, NC ... A big city on its first day at the new job.
Contact:

Re: Could you change the name to "The Weekly Amateur Rap Hour?"

Post by Hoblit »

I do have to say though, they are giving 'good' rap some credit. They make it look hard.
User avatar
Billy's Little Trip
Odie
Posts: 12090
Joined: Mon Nov 13, 2006 2:56 pm
Instruments: Guitar, Bass, Vocals, Drums, Skin Flute
Recording Method: analog to digital via Presonus FireBox, Cubase and a porn machine
Submitting as: Billy's Little Trip, Billy and the Psychotics
Location: Cali fucking ornia

Re: Could you change the name to "The Weekly Amateur Rap Hour?"

Post by Billy's Little Trip »

I did a rap song for Circle of Tiles to prove something, lol. It sucks. :lol:
User avatar
JonPorobil
Beat It
Posts: 5682
Joined: Sat Sep 25, 2004 11:45 am
Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Harmonica, Mandolin, Accordion, Bass, lots of VSTs
Recording Method: Cubase 10.5
Submitting as: Jon Eric, Jon Porobil, others
Pronouns: He/Him
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Contact:

Re: Could you change the name to "The Weekly Amateur Rap Hour?"

Post by JonPorobil »

Billy's Little Trip wrote:I did a rap song for Circle of Tiles to prove something, lol. It sucks. :lol:
Not true. You pulled it off pretty well!
"Warren Zevon would be proud." -Reve Mosquito

Stages, an album of about dealing with loss, anxiety, and grieving a difficult year, now available on Bandcamp and all streaming platforms! https://jonporobil.bandcamp.com/album/stages
Post Reply