Entrepreneurs should listen to rap music

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by zmitri • 14 years ago

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SandersAK• 14 years ago

if you talk about it, it's a show, but if you move about it then it's a go - Shabazz Palaces.

le_isms• 14 years ago

'Had a dream I was king, I woke up, still king' -Eminem

mirsadm• 14 years ago

I'm sorry but this is the most ridiculous thing I've read on HN in a while. Those lyrics are hilarious and if they inspire you do do anything significant in your life then you need to step back and re-examine a few things in your life.

mindcrime2• 14 years ago

Those lyrics are hilarious

By whose standard?

and if they inspire you do do anything significant in your life then you need to step back and re-examine a few things in your life.

Such as?

fmstephe• 14 years ago

I had felt that the degradation of HN was overstated. Until now.

Radzell• 14 years ago

Before I even looked at the comment I could already see the back lash against this article. Hip Hop even the most simplistic is inspirational not so if you ideal life is different from those that make up the core demographic of hip hop. I for one am a entrepreneur, a start up owner, and a programmer who doesn't listen to rock or pop for the same reason some people don't listen to hip hop. Because the songs aren't relatable to me or my life. It's a good article just maybe the wrong dmemographic for it.

mindcrime2• 14 years ago

I sort of agree with the spirit of this article. I'm not the biggest hip-hop fan - being more of a metal guy - but there is a lot of inspirational stuff in hip-hop, and there are a lot of hustle references that can inspire one and help get you fired up.

That said, I still prefer to go back to my old standbys, like Mötley Crüe:

    Black jack roulette
    Losing high and low
    She rolls the dice 
    She's cold as ice
    Turn a young man old

    Comedy and tragedy
    Entertainment or death
    Like sister morphine
    Hooked on her game
    Time to place your bets

    If it wasn't for bad luck,
    I'd have no luck at all

    Keep you eye on the money
    keep you eye on the dealer's hand
    Keep you eye on the money
    keep you eye on the lady's hand

    Queen of hearts
    Or Ace of spades
 
    I'm dancing on the blade
    Freak show goin' broke
    The crowd screams on for more
    Electric shock won't bring ya back
    You've gone over the boards 
    Can't beat the clock, the deck is stacked
    The crowd looks on in horror

    If it wasn't for bad luck
    I'd have no luck at all

    Keep your eye on the money
    Keep your eye on the dealer's hand
    Keep your eye on the money
    Keep your eye on the lady's hand

The biggest difference I find in hip-hop and metal, is the level of abstraction. Metal has more metaphor and analogy in it; where hip-hop seems to be more straight-forward and down to earth.

Maybe it's just me, but at the end of a long night, when I need something to help keep the adrenaline flowing so I can push through fixing some problem or whatever, I find that the right music is tremendously powerful. Whether it should be hip-hop, metal, classical, or $whatever, is a matter of taste.

Entrepreneurs should listen to rap music

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