This is an initiative created by Marcel P. Black, the founder of #REDROV & leader of the Stop Rapping Over Vocals Movement, to end all over vocals rap on all levels. We're calling for a ban on over vocals rap at live shows, and anywhere Hip-Hop is being performed.
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July 3, 2021
Seeing so many people resonate with this movement is truly overwhelming. You all are the ones keeping this momentum alive and proving that change is possible.
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Yes, this is LONG overdue!! A TRUE eMCee knows his VOICE is his instrument, stop frontin' on the craft, Word!
I'd prefer to hear the live performance over the studio takes when at a live performance. If Miles Davis came to put on a performance he wouldn't put on a record, he'd put on a performance.
As a person who spends a lot of time on both sides of the mic and stage, I can tell you things come out better for both sides without the on track lyrics. Not talking about the ad-libs, that's fine and helpful to both. But a rapper rapping over his/herself on stage is a childish no-go.
Rapping over vocals is wack. No one wants to see you do karaoke to your own song.
People don’t want to pay money for someone to waste their time onstage rapping over their album versions. I’ve walked out of shows over that. It looks like you don’t know your songs or don’t care, and overall looks extremely unprofessional. Give people an actual performance or don’t be out here like that taking up dead space.
Because MCing is a part of the culture. If I want to listen to recorded lyrics I'll stream it. I go to a show to hear an MC spit live
@ETgotSoul
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This is an initiative created by Marcel P. Black, the founder of #REDROV & leader of the Stop Rapping Over Vocals Movement, to end all over vocals rap on all levels. We're calling for a ban on over vocals rap at live shows, and anywhere Hip-Hop is being performed.
Updates
July 3, 2021
Seeing so many people resonate with this movement is truly overwhelming. You all are the ones keeping this momentum alive and proving that change is possible.
40 Comments
Rehearse and practice your music before you perform live. You wouldn’t enjoy a theatre show if the actors didn’t know their lines
Yes, this is LONG overdue!! A TRUE eMCee knows his VOICE is his instrument, stop frontin' on the craft, Word!
I'd prefer to hear the live performance over the studio takes when at a live performance. If Miles Davis came to put on a performance he wouldn't put on a record, he'd put on a performance.
As a person who spends a lot of time on both sides of the mic and stage, I can tell you things come out better for both sides without the on track lyrics. Not talking about the ad-libs, that's fine and helpful to both. But a rapper rapping over his/herself on stage is a childish no-go.
Rapping over vocals is wack. No one wants to see you do karaoke to your own song.
People don’t want to pay money for someone to waste their time onstage rapping over their album versions. I’ve walked out of shows over that. It looks like you don’t know your songs or don’t care, and overall looks extremely unprofessional. Give people an actual performance or don’t be out here like that taking up dead space.
Because MCing is a part of the culture. If I want to listen to recorded lyrics I'll stream it. I go to a show to hear an MC spit live
@ETgotSoul
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Rehearse and practice your music before you perform live. You wouldn’t enjoy a theatre show if the actors didn’t know their lines