“You are now witnessing the devolution of rap music. The death of poetry and smoothness, they use this. The absence of a message. This inability to create meaningful change through words and verses, but the worse is, they don’t even know they hurt this artful purpose, it’s tragic.”-- Rakim
I remember listening to my first rap song, "Rapper's Delight" by The Sugarhill Gang back in '79. It was fun, bouncy & lightly humorous with a Nile Rogers-inspired bass-line that will stand the test of time. Aint no shame rapping along to this classic in front of kids, parents, grandparents, whomever!
"Now, what you hear is not a test I'm rappin' to the beat
And me, the groove, and my friends are gonna try to move your feet.."
Oh hell yeah!