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Thread #112851 Message #2396329
Posted By: M.Ted
23-Jul-08 - 06:25 PM
Thread Name: What is Folk? Is RAP the NEw Folk?
Subject: RE: What is Folk? Is RAP the NEw Folk?
Word Up, for those who are interested, here are some YouTube links for your consideration.
"The Message" was one of the first "Rap" hits, around thirty years ago. "The Signifying Monkey" is an old and widely circulated folk recitation that has been documented and recorded in many forms and is always cited in discussions of the origins of Rap. "Shine and the Titanic" is old, though probably not older than 1912:-). "This Beach" is a more contemporary rap, done in the old style, by Oscar Brown, Jr. "I Apologize" is for all you folks that haven't figured out that a lot of Rap is ironic.
Oh, and "The Signifying Monkey" is probably best listened to in an "adults only" situation.