Metal vs. Rap (contrast essay)

Can you honestly recall watching a television commercial without a catchy jingle or song playing in the background? If you have, these commercials are probably few and far between one another. Music is everywhere nowadays, and is divided into a multitude of musical genres. Heavy metal and rap, more specifically, are two very distinct classifications of music. Heavy metal and rap differ from each other by the music, the bands and the fans. The musical, …

…both styles' intentions are to transmit a message through music, the message itself and the style of transmission isn't necessarily the same. As stated before, rap and metal weren't created overnight, as they are musical styles that evolved with time. Which, by the way, imposes an important question . . . With the always present evolution of metal & rap and the ever-changing ways of today's society, what metamorphosis will both styles undergo in the not too distant future?