Rap vs. Rock

Tonight i went out with my great friend Nathan (and by association, his wife Natalie, also a great friend, don't let the brackets confuse).

With them I saw my first ever live rap show, starring The Game (from 50 cent's G-Unit). First off. If a someone famous gives themself a value less than a dollar, I question the value of themselves, alongside the amount they charge for their show. The fact i had box seats (thanks for the invite) for no charge, was cool. The fact that I don't think i got my money's worth, says another thing.

Now, due to many facts which I will point out in a bit, I will never watch another live rap show live again, even if it is free, and if I do have a prime seat.

This is my live show critique.
Rap vs. Rock - Con's vs Pro's

Rock = Pro's

- They don't show up late
- There are pyrotechnics, I don't care who you are, fire makes things cooler and way more exciting
- Most of the band members have instruments which equal musical talent.
- Guitars occupy your hand movements
- They will cater to the fans, that equals more fan involvement (that is huge)

Rap = Con's

- They show up late, time doesn't really matter, but when your fans are waiting an extra half an hour, it shows you really don't care or that you are trying too hard to be cool. Regardless, people spend their hard earned cash to see their favorite artist. Respect their time.
- No flash to their show. It's boring. Five guys running around with towels in their hands isn't really something I'm wanting to see unless I'm at the gym. At least the guys at the gym have a use for their towels.
- Hand movements. I guess that is where the towels/t-shirts come from. Why does it take five guys to say "uh," "yea'," "word," "throw yo' hands up!" when one can fill that position? Put a guitar, sintar, flute, i don't care what, into those other four posse members' hands and pump out some musical worth, otherwise wasted time and effort comes from them.
- Rap artist's do cater to the fans, only when it's okay with that rap aritist. As a fan of music, that sucks ass. The fans should base what your actions are.
And why is someone head-lining a major event when they only have one album? One fucking album! How the fuck can you be a headliner when you don't even have ninety minutes worth of material???? You are a baby! You should be playing at Cowboys!

Why do local/home grown artists open for another artist when that artist has less material than the local "guys"? In my eyes, that's total bull-shit. The person/group with the more albums out should be headlining. Makes sense, does it not? I dunno, maybe I am patriotic.

Seems like I am more prone to the rock than I am to the rap. Maybe I am more prone to the deserving than I am to the famous. I'm all about the underdog. The fact remains that I would drop $100 no question to go and see and promote K-OS, a canadian rap artist, as opposed to "The Game", a G-Unit (a 50 Cent member) product which I saw for free, but would ask for my money back if i were to ever see again.

Maybe I am biased.
Rock vs. Rap.

In my mind, rap has nothing on rock. Maybe I am too concerned on time, but when if i were to spend $80 plus on a ticket, i would want the artist (i don't care who it is) to be punctual, and to bring all they had and more than my money's worth. If one person is willing to drop a quarter of their paycheck on a certain band (nevermind drinks, or weed, or whatever party favors) it had better be worth their while.

Besides the point. It is me, it is you, it is the fan, which makes the artist rich.