Just when I thought I had a good ear for English!

@jvicentevalera (13671)

• Santiago, Chile

4 Oct 20

I am relieved that it isn't just a non-native English speaker struggle. So you guys who are native English speakers have this struggle too? I always wondered if natives got the lyrics when they first listened to it, but apparently not. Thanks for clearing that up for me Dianne. I always knew you were a fashion lover, it would've been impossible if a woman like you would not care about it. Dianne you scream fashion from head to toe! Lovely!

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DianneN

@DianneN (254926)

• United States

4 Oct 20

@jvicentevalera Yes, it's very difficult to understand most of the rap with the way they speak, how rapid they do it, and the loud music. Ha ha! I love clothes, shoes, and handbags and what's hot and what's not! I've been like that since I was in elementary school. I would love to critique every woman's wardrobe and look if I could.

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@jvicentevalera (13671)

• Santiago, Chile

4 Oct 20

@DianneN you're right about rap music Dianne. Aw what you said about fashion is like music to my ears. I been like that since college I guess. In high school I didn't pay attention to it, once in college my love for fashion emerged. Despite that I can't afford expensive brands, I do read about them, how to match them, when to wear them, when not to. Whenever a notification pops up from YouTube on my phone's screen is about a fashion label I am subscribed to, so I get to see their live stream fashion runway. Last week I watched Versace Spring/Summer 2021 collection, and there were many outfits that left me gagged! Haha I can talk about this for hours!

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Clint Perry

@cperry2 (5608)

• Newport, Oregon

6 Oct 20

I rarely listen to Rap --- I have no interest in the genre, but when I do, understanding what they are saying is often an issue. But I have heard classic rock styles that are the same.--- difficult to understand. Don't kick yourself too hard, it isn't necessarily you.

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@jvicentevalera (13671)

• Santiago, Chile

7 Oct 20

What a relief! Most of mylotters here pointed out the same. They found hard to understand the songs. As for me kicking myself hard you were right about it, I always do that, I dont know why my friend.

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@jvicentevalera (13671)

• Santiago, Chile

7 Oct 20

@cperry2 that's just right Clint!

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Clint Perry

@cperry2 (5608)

• Newport, Oregon

7 Oct 20

@jvicentevalera It is something we all do on occasion. It just means we are human.

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Marlina

@marlina (154103)

• Canada

4 Oct 20

Sometimes those rap songs are difficult to understand and I don't like them to begin with

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Marlina

@marlina (154103)

• Canada

4 Oct 20

@jvicentevalera

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@jvicentevalera (13671)

• Santiago, Chile

4 Oct 20

Oh thank you @marlina for commenting. Now I M relieved it isn't just me.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

4 Oct 20

No, I don't understand it. I prefer music I understand the words for.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

4 Oct 20

@jvicentevalera You're welcome. No, you don't need to figure out rap music.

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@jvicentevalera (13671)

• Santiago, Chile

4 Oct 20

@just4him haha I'll do as you say dear Valerie!

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@jvicentevalera (13671)

• Santiago, Chile

4 Oct 20

Oh thank you very much for clearing that up for me Valerie! It is really helpful because I was like, if I am an English student, do I have to figure out what a rap song says too?

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Thelma

@thelme55 (79324)

• Germany

4 Oct 20

I tried to understand rap lyrics but I didn´t like it. There was one from Eminem that I tried hard to understand and I did but I found it very bad lyrics. It was something about his life and I didn´t want the way he wrote it. Nope, I prefer the songs that I can understand well and words are pleasing to my ears.

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Thelma

@thelme55 (79324)

• Germany

4 Oct 20

@jvicentevalera You are very welcome.

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@jvicentevalera (13671)

• Santiago, Chile

4 Oct 20

That's a good way to describe that you tried to find out more but you did not like what you read in the lyrics. Thanks Thelma for your response!

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Arunima Singh

@arunima25 (93194)

• Bangalore, India

5 Oct 20

I can not at first go. And even with listening to it again and again helps only a bit

So I end up understanding it in the context it is being sung

Not a fan of rap music. Except for few I find that most of them are trash.But yes appreciate the skill of singing so fast and not loosing the rhythm.

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Arunima Singh

@arunima25 (93194)

• Bangalore, India

5 Oct 20

@jvicentevalera Welcome

Have a good time there

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@jvicentevalera (13671)

• Santiago, Chile

5 Oct 20

Oh thank you for your insight @arunima25 I appreciate it!

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (169479)

• United States

4 Oct 20

Native English speaker here. No, I do not understand rap and usually I do not care for it. Good for you expanding and practicing English.

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@jvicentevalera (13671)

• Santiago, Chile

4 Oct 20

Oh @GardenGerty thank you! I was like, "how can I understand this?" Haha then I told to myself "you gotta post out about this to figure it out". Now I am relieved it isn't just me.

snowy

@snowy22315 (208989)

• United States

5 Oct 20

Some of it, but I don't think it was designed for my ears!

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@jvicentevalera (13671)

• Santiago, Chile

6 Oct 20

Haha good way to say it!

Mpho Ashworth

@Lushlala (4028)

• Gaborone, Botswana

4 Oct 20

Rap songs and even music, in general, won't always follow the standard grammar rules as you know them because they have what we call 'poetic license'. Artists can bend the rules and play around with language to add to the art, to make it all rhyme etc. I don't listen to much rap anyway. But even with other genres, some lyrics don't always make sense. And my English vocabulary is pretty broad.

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Mpho Ashworth

@Lushlala (4028)

• Gaborone, Botswana

5 Oct 20

@jvicentevalera You're most welcome - I'm glad it makes sense

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