Is Rap Music Real Music?

Ben Shapiro provides his criticisms of the rap music genre to Zuby.

[beepbeep]

He could’ve just said “I don’t like rap” and this wouldn’t happen

[rahuldubey]

If Ben Shapiro was born in the 50s he would say this rock and roll isn't real music

[edisonlee]

By Ben's logic, a violin solo or an Acapella is not real music.

[fnima]

Rappers: *talk faster than Ben*
Ben: And I took that personally

[randomdude]

I want Anthony Fantano to debate Ben Shapiro on rap music.

[conorstephenson]

“I personally don’t like rap music” the six words that would have averted this whole situation.

[cadesturgeon]

Ben Shapiro is the only human left alive who believes the tritone is the “devils interval.”

[theWn]

A normal person would say “it’s just not my thing.” Ben Shapiro will give you a ten page essay about why you and millions of others are objectively wrong for liking something.

[thomaswenglinski]

“drummers aren’t musicians” - ben shapiro

[CCA]

So by this logic a drummer can't be considered a musician? Or even clarinetists, trombonists, ... since they can't produce all of the three parameters of music?

[calebb.]

Ok real talk, Zuby was such a gentleman. What a guy for not losing it.

[honeybellebuzlucay]

And by this logic is classical music the degredation of cave sounds??

[Paraplegicoctopus-jhmn]

Any argument that begins with, ''Well, according to me papi...''' should be immediately discredited!

[the_year]

The way he even talks about rap, shows how far detached his cultural upbringing is from it. From an Irish lad who also is detached lol

[Gamernutritionfacts]

“Jazz was a degradation of skill from classical, ” is so untrue that it honestly just hurts

[jacoblacey]

Bruh it honestly doesn't matter what side you are on politically, this is a horrible take.

[JonAtomic]

Imagine thinking you can objectively prove your subjective taste in music

[dapyofficial]

Ben Shapiro the type of guy to remind the teacher to check last night’s homework

[i.drawcomics]

is he aware that rap isn’t just spoken word? has he ever heard any hooks or choruses? interludes?

damn it ben shapiro you’ve utterly dismantled rap using facts and logic

[charlottemadadi]

As a professional classical musician that didn´t only went to "music school" but also to music university/Academy (not sure what they´re called in English), I disagree that rap is not music.
Rythm is music. Less harmony and less melody is not the same as no melody and no harmony.