Re: (idm) Re: Bandwagon-jumping, was Re: DJ Ben Watt
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quoted 9 lines It's like when everyone started trying to rap on records in the>> It's like when everyone started trying to rap on records in the
>> early eighties, remember? Lionel Ritchie was rappin'! Debbie
>>Harry was rappin'! Pathetic....
>
>Well, let's see. Gonzi Merchan said "Debbie Harry rappin'" was
>"Pathetic". Grandmaster Flash said that Blondie doing "Rapture"
>was a seminal point in the history of Rap, as it helped expose
>early Rap to a white culture that otherwise would not have heard
>it or picked up on it. Which expert do YOU believe?
Errrr...I think the Grandmaster Flash is off on that one. I just
want to state for the record that I DO like Debbie Harry. I like
The Rolling Stones (early stuff) as well, but I'm sure everyone
agrees it wasn't their finest moment when they made those disco
tracks to cash in on the craze...
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