Talk:Johann Sebastian Bach/@comment-4984811-20140402145328/@comment-5264252-20140403233959

Posted it a couple days back on the ERB 40 page, so it was kinda lost there, sorry. :P Here:

I don't think it matters who was more influential on rap. It should matter who is more current, as that is what the classical vs modern music is more about, and I say Macklemore. Justin Bieber had no influence on pop. In fact, he was used two years after his career began, unless I'm mistaken. So even if Tupac had more of an influence, I'm a bit more for Macklemore vs Bach. Plus, while Tupac and Bach make 2Bach, Bach and Macklemore make Bachlemore. :P

To add on: Rappers like Tupac and Eminem (since I've seen people suggest him against Bach for a while as well, not as much of course, but still) are more on level with Elvis Presley vs Michael Jackson or Frank Sinatra vs Freddie Mercury as they're more influential and historical. Neither Bieber nor Skrillex are historical like they are, they're more modern and a part of pop culture. Yes, Eminen is still modern, but he's still had a huge impact on rap in his career and he's been around longer than Macklemore, so he's high up there. Macklemore is more now, a person more recognizable as someone of today. Skrillex has been around for a while, yes, but as a dubstep artist, he's still fairly recent, even as debatably the most well known dubstep artist. Bieber has become more recognizable as he's grown up, but he was still fairly new at the time of his use, only two years into his career. Tupac is definitely worthy of an ERB, no doubt, but I don't think it should be against Bach. I think he should have his own battle instead of being a part of classical vs modern, against another genre of recent music.