We have decided to examine further the rap-star making phenomenon of the Metrolink. Today was our final ride on the Metrolink, and we were both astonished at the amount of rap music being made on the train. Seated in front of us was an older gentleman with his head wrapped in a tshirt, his rap consisted mostly of laughing to himself and occasional groans. He would probably do really well over those Gravediggaz beats, maybe for his next mixtape? Beyond him was a woman on a cellphone discussing stock options, she was like Jay Z, "not a businessman, but a business, lady." She would work really well with Kanye, obviously. We also discovered that we both were "rapping" with eachother, trading verses about our plane ride, the lack of sleep, how we didn't really enjoy the AIMS festival that much. It was more like "backpacker" emo rap, and we're thinking of asking Slug to appear on the remix.
We tried to get a closer look at the controls of the Metrolink, to see if there were any clues to how a mass transit system could create so many cyphers.
As you can see, the rap is not created by the Metrolink, it's created by the people on the Metrolink! Metrolink is merely a forum for rap music, but a well created and dynamic space for rap to occur. Note the rules:
As you can see, "Radios" are not allowed on Metrolink. However, if you look at the fine print below the image, you can see that it explains "unless the radio is providing beats for rap music." This is to prevent non-rap from filling the soundspace.
There are many ignorant people in the world. Most of these people try and write about rap music. They are all convinced that rap music is somehow related to violence. For these detractors, we have just one thing to say:
That's right, guns and knives are not allowed on the Metrolink, aka the birthplace of hip hop, so how could rap music have anything to do with violence? Thank you.
