Compare And Contrast Rap And Country Music

Within the entertainment business of the United States, the music industry has become one of the most profitable and dynamic segments in the world. The many genres of music played within this country is as different as the individuals listening to it. Of the major types of music played across the radio, the two most dissimilar types of music are Country and Rap. Obviously, the instruments used and the influences of each genre greatly differ. For instance, like the southern/western twang of Country’s rhythm or the jagged edginess of Rap, they both have individual ways of expressing their emotions and views to their audience. Even the stereotypical mournful songs of Country compared to the stereotypical gangster, violence-inducing, hoodlum mentalities of Rap has similarities beyond the public eye. The unsuspected truth is that both genres of music are highly alike in their messages through their music, tonality, and in their international influences. Rap and hip hop music tells stories. Country music tell stories. Although they may come from completely different events and experiences, they both seem to relay the same messages. When it comes to Country songs like, “It’s a Great Day to Be …show more content…
Country and Rap respectively went cross continental with its messages and with that, gathered its own influences along the way. In Country music, the influences of the genre have reached Canada, the British Isles, Australia, the UK, Germany, Argentina, India, and Russia, including the Caribbean. Rap however has doubled those specific numbers of countries and sales; those music interpretations from those countries has made its way to American social media. Rap has reached every continent except Antarctica; surly immersing itself in the billboard rankings of the countries they’ve been introduced