{"version": "1.0", "type": "rich", "title": "Other thing I've noticed about Top 40 radio - yeah, pop's gotten a lot more rap\u2026pish in the past decade or so, but rap's also...", "author_name": "kontextmaschine", "author_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "provider_name": "kontextmaschine", "provider_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "url": "https://kontextmaschine.com/post/127188645773/", "html": "<p>Other thing I&rsquo;ve noticed about Top 40 radio - yeah, pop&rsquo;s gotten a lot more rap\u2026pish in the past decade or so, but rap&rsquo;s also got a lot more poppy. At this point it seems the real distinction between (pop-) rap and rock is whether the vocals service the rhythm or the melody, and whether the pattern-break 2/3s through is a bridge or a guest verse.</p>"}