Looping genres

[Greyseason@aol.com]

Recently, there has been much talk on the list about classifying loop 
music, 
John Cage, etc.  I started to think about a genre of music where looping 
is a 
common practice: Hip-Hop.  I have not seen rap music discussed on the list 
and I was wondering what everyone thought.  I think it is pretty safe to 
say 
that everybody on this list is into looping.  What does everyone think of 
hip-hop?  I started to think about it this morning while listening to "It 
Was 
A Good Day" by Ice Cube.  I thought to myself: "That is a great little 
guitar 
loop."  I quickly realized why I like rap so much (other than for those 
fun 
rhymes and phat beats).  I'm just curious.

Sam Paterson