Jeez, Steve I certainly can't remember doing anything on rap in a thread, but then again I can't remember what I had for breakfast today, and that was only three hours ago. Whatever it was, I've probably changed my views since then.....assuming that I've been paying attention for the last three years or so. The day my opinions become static (or my politics, for that matter) is the day they become completely irrelevant to me.

As far as rap goes, I'd gather that were I young, black, and pissed off, I'd probably embrace it wholeheartedly. The more it annoyed mainstream society, the more I'd probably get into it. I certainly remember Loving Phil Ochs, who REALLY annoyed the mainstream of 1966, ha ha!

Cheers

Rick