Musical Made of Rap- Page 2

[bjivie2]

Posted: 5/7/05 at 9:32pm

Ah, people are fighting!

I believe Munk was the person who pulled the race card, not Tonya. Just to get that clear. I have a feeling Tonya just thinks (as does most of the rest of the music world) that Kanye West is an astounding Hip Hop/R&B/Rap writer/composer/performer. But then again, Tonya was a little harsh with her reply.

Don't fight! Spread the love! Respect people's opinions!

[broadwaystar2b]

Posted: 5/7/05 at 9:37pm

I'm not a huge fan of the medium, but I did see a hip-hop version of the story of Job at the Orlando Fringe Festival a few years ago and it was amazing

[Caroline-Q-or-TBoo]

Posted: 5/7/05 at 9:59pm

Bomb-itty of Errors was great!!

[Snoopy]

Posted: 5/7/05 at 10:47pm

At least Eden will have another job.

[ikmbway]

Posted: 5/7/05 at 10:47pm

Since my friend and I wanted to write a musical that would interest everyone my age we decided to do a rap/hip hop/r&b type music genre but we havent created anything. But if it was catchy rap and had dialogue in it I could sit through it. My friends would love it too.

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 5/7/05 at 11:53pm

I think rap musicals are a brilliant idea. Some of the best lyric writing on the planet is rap.

And I second that not all rap is about guns and hos. Let's be very careful not to generalize.

If RENT worked, a good rap musical can work.

[Plum]

Posted: 5/8/05 at 12:10am

Tonya was "a little harsh"? I must be missing something here, because here's what I saw:

Munkustrap:
I dislike Kanye West. Immensely.

Eminem, however, would be brilliant.

TonyaFanatic:
Munkustrap once again giving input to something he knows nothing about. just shut up. you dont understand kanye west or any other rapper.or rap music for that matter. such a loser.

Uh...yeah.

To get back on topic- I don't have a high tolerance for the sound of rap myself, so I don't know if I'd be able to take 2 hours of it. Nevertheless, even if rap artists who aren't misogynistic, materialistic, and violence-glorifying seem to be the exception rather than the rule, I do think rap is very well-suited for telling stories. A talented hip-hop artist could definitely make a musical work.
Updated On: 5/8/05 at 12:10 AM

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 5/8/05 at 12:22am

I'm absolutely thrilled about Andre 3000 (of Outkast) and Jeff Whitty's (Avenue Q) movie musical, which I'm guessing will be rap/hip hop? Sounds fun!

[Over_the_Moon]

Posted: 5/8/05 at 12:37am

HERO definately is worth giving a listen to...