Stop caring what other peoples' response to your likes and dislikes are. In this case you are censoring yourself out of fear and not wanting to have to deal with antagonizing posts. flock em! You like hip hop? Awesome! Post it and don't give a rats ass what other people think of you and your tastes. Don't be meek. Or at least that's what I think. But, in the case of that thread (still not exactly sure why it was closed, I always miss out on the action), I think people should be free to discuss each others' tastes and whether or not if they are too close to each other. Your likes don't have to be diverse or too focused.