Board Thread:Collaboration/@comment-24466042-20150720044851/@comment-26136579-20150723003107

Sithalo wrote:

Agattert wrote: ERBs are all in English and you'd need to know English to enjoy them? Avatar has been translated, so of course its gathered a non-English speaking fan base." it is not necessary for a song to be translated to another language for it to be popular. a few foreign (to english) songs have become popular online for being catchy. Gandnam Style, Tunak Tunak Tun to name atleast 2 i know of and alot of people like listing to Hatsune Miku and the others and other asian music despite not actually being able to understand them. And i think i remember from somewhere along time ago that some english music was popular in japan at the time even though they didnt really have any idea what they where saying.

Chances are there are atleast a few people who dont speak english in any region with a Global Internet Connection who enjoys listing to the raps.

I wish I could help, Im poor with grammar/spelling and I lack the knowledge to put stuff in another language... Have fun those that do it though. Its nice to see people come together to do something.

You're right. I'm probably being ignorant here. But I do think that enjoying a song like Gangnam Style, or most English songs which are popular world-wide, isn't the same as enjoying a fictionalized rap battle in another language. But that's because the enjoyment comes from the rhythm and sound of the song, not usually what they are saying. ERBs on the the other hand, they are all about the words being used. When I watch the Brazilian ERBs, I can't imagine somebody being interested in a rap battle they don't understand.

But clearly there are a lot of people interested in the idea, so I'll probably retire from this thread soon.