Rukunetsu

I don't think there's a particular consensus against repetition, cause many styles of electronica are based on repetition.

It's just that there's a large portion of OCR's audience that doesn't like hip-hop very much.

Sadly, it's cause most people confuse real hip-hop with the lame gangsta/club-rap airing on the radio/TV.

So it's mostly out of ignorance, not malice. You can't blame people for what they don't know, right?

Please don't let that discourage you and keep doing your thing.

Simplicity is a rare quality, and the mark of great artists.