well, all those things... but if you want to be especially caustic, most of these people on here make hip-hop, or whatever... that's mostly drums... hip-hop doesn't really take talent to make... come again, hip-hop doesn't really take talent to MAKE. Now when it comes to the lyrics, I give mad props to ANY hip-hop artist... that is where they shine... the heart and emotion that is given out in the lyrics.... (not to mention the skills needed to actually make it fit into the beat of the song)... so, that's why people aren't talking about strings and pianos and stuff, this is mainly a hip-hop world... beats are all you need...
Not a very good post for being one of your first ten here. :-/
If hip hop is so easy to make, why aren't you running the rap game right now? And don't give some BS about not having any connects or not wanting to, because if making hip hop was so easy to you then all your beats are obviously the ****, and someone would've noticed by now. And of course you would like the money and the fame associated with it, so why aren't you the king of rap right now, Ron Storch?