Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards says rap is for 'tone-deaf people'

"Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll or rock 'n' roll) is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of predominantly African-American genres such as blues, boogie woogie, jump blues, jazz, and gospel music, ..."

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_and_roll

I'm guessing, based on my reading of your post, that you don't agree that black folks invented rock n roll...?

No, they didn't. I'm aware that predominately african-american music had an influence of what we call rock and roll, but a room full of black dudes didn't sit down and formulate the genre. I just think there is a difference between influence/creation.

acknowledge the difference between influence and creation.

I'd say that chuck berry and lilttle richard pioneered the genre, and teh whites ran w it and made it what it is today.

you mean that there was a group of white dudes sitting around in a room and came up w rock n roll? said in jest but curious as to your view point.

did rock n roll start w black people at all, in your opinion? what groups, or individuals created or contributed to the creation of rock n roll?

Like Nas said,"No idea's original." When it comes down to music, it's all about evolution, and starting a trend/style. But I understand what that 70 year old fart means by just yelling in rap. The lyrics don't necessarily go to the rhythm of the beat and most rappers don't MC, which is another issue within the culture. But there is a lot of supported ignorant rap music to where an outsider like him can say that

if you do some wikipedia reading, you know these were the first rock n roll songs ever recorded and they were by black people




funny fact, elvis never wrote a one single song in his life and he did record hundreds of songs

exactly.

Who cares what some old white geezer thinks about rap music? Did you expect him to say that he bumps old school E-40.

They kinda did, and you denying it doesn't change the fact that its...a fact.

:ermm:

Fuck granddad

His opionion about hip hop really isn't a race issue, many of us black folks on this site have parents and grandparents who don't consider rap music to be real music.

its not REAL music anymore

just a bunch of bullshit and posturing

Well if you really want to dig deep, you would see that Blues is based on Celtic music / rhythm. Kieth is a legend in Music history. I saw the Rolling Stones live in Oakland when I was 12, and when Keith came out with the first few chords of their song Satisfaction, I almost shit my pants it was so cool. All you 90's babies saying "fuck this old shit head" are dumb as fuck. He's right rap is pretty shitty now days... and it takes little or no skill. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy some older mob shit. But Soulja Boy, Lean, and scraper music have disgraced the "genre.'

Let's not forget the Sistine Chapel of the genre:

That's exactly why it works. Because he doesn't have a voice that you would expect and, at the time, there was nothing to really expect because they were one of the first to use occult influences in the way they did.

Please explain.

And if you want to dig really, REALLY deep, we can derive that music comes from neanderthals banging on dead tree stumps with rocks. So you can try and connect all the unnecessary dots until your brain melts; however it still stands that rock n roll, as WE know it, was directly pulled from blues and bluegrass, music perfected and mainly preformed by African-Americans as far back as the late 1800's. Even before that with mere vocals and clapping and no actual instruments.

You trippin homie. Most inventions are created by non whites. Its a fact. Black people are the most creative mofos on the planet. We use our God given gifts to create rhythms and sounds that always get copied and abused. R n R, R n B, Rap, etc...Why do you think Michael Jackson called himself "the king of pop"? He knew Elvis stole that ish so he flipped it on the world and took a title that no one ever knew existed. Creative forward thinkers. Don't get mad

that chit was hella funny doe

Ronstadt is truly hurt that his pure, white Rock and roll ain't so pure and white lol