Rhythm over Melody

Rhythm and melody both play an imperative part in music. A musical composition depends on both these elements. I read an article recently on differencebetween.com that stated, “It is said that rhythm makes our feet to dance, whereas melody makes our heads to nod in appreciation. Both are considered to be the two eyes of music”, this is true in many genres of music. Melody is thought out to be more of a ‘tune’ and rhythm more of a ‘tempo’ or ‘beat’. In my opinion, rhythm is more important than melody. This is mostly because my preferred genre of music is hip-hop/rap, without rhythm most of the songs wouldn’t sound right. A rap beat can be compiled of a variety of tempos and still sound good if it flows with the artist’s voice and style of performance. The repetitive sound that is rhythm gives a song the sense of togetherness. Another thing about rhythm is that the timing of the song is dependant on it when set in composition. Rhythm is the nucleus of a song and it can be made with a huge amount of different things and almost anywhere. There are many artists around the world that use non-instrumental objects to make songs such as garbage cans, pots, pans, rubber bands, rulers, bubble wrap, etc..  A melody takes more time, instruments, and even programs or technology if needed.