"Chess Not Checkers" - Rap On!

[equestriancdr]

You know chess is hitting the mainstream when rap songs are written about it.

vimeo.com/27139580

[Crume]

Hip Hop Chess Federation

HHCF Blog

HHCF has existed since 2007. The blog has some good stuff.

[David_Ames]

@equestriancdr

You know chess is hitting the mainstream when rap songs are written about it.

vimeo.com/27139580

Rap SONGS? Rap is RECITATION, not music.

[KeithAmmann]

@David Ames

Rap SONGS? Rap is RECITATION, not music.

I disagree vehemently.

Exhibit A: vimeo.com/3492533

Exhibit B: youtu.be/vplD6dcuwFw

Exhibit C: youtu.be/Gl83mI69nX4

Is there a lot of rap that’s just noise? Of course. There’s a lot of non-rap “music” that’s just noise, too. Sturgeon’s Revelation: 90 percent of everything is crud. But watch the broad brush. Rap isn’t automatically non-musical.