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...to talk about rap more generally. I explained that hip hop had grown up after my adolescence, and so it had never been part of my youthful sound world. By and large it's a musical genre that I enjoy only in small doses, and I dislike much of the culture of conspicuous consumption and ultramasculinity that seems typical of a good deal of recent hip hop.
I did point out, though, that I don't have a blanket hatred of the genre, and that one track from almost half a century ago still struck me as both powerful social commentary and a cleverly written song:
https://youtu.be/PobrSpMwKk4?si=L9DvOBISEDvZzFxN
My son had never heard of it. I wondered whether he would find it hokey, but in fact he told me he was impressed.
I'd love to tell you that this was the beginning of a long evening of father-son bonding, but when I put on NMIXX -- Know About Me, he found that he had important things to attend to in his room....
#HipHop #Rap #TheMessage #GrandmasterFlashAndTheFuriousFive #Parenting
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2023 Grammys 50th Anniversary Salute To Hip-Hop Left No Crumbs | https://www.theroot.com/2023-grammys-50th-anniversary-salute-to-hip-hop-left-no-1850078675 #grandmasterflashandthefuriousfive #ogqueenlatifahqueenlatifah #defjamrecordingsartists #bustarhymes26spliffstar #africanamericanculture #entertainment2cculture #africanamericanmusic #latifahqueen #grammyawards #rockthebells #blackthought #2023grammys #bustarhymes #missyelliot #nellynelly #sheeklouch #liluzivert #thegrammys #wutangclan #pepa
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Gen X Music Lover: Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five - The Message
https://genxmusiclover.blogspot.com/2022/11/grandmaster-flash-and-furious-five.html?spref=tw#1980s, #1982, #80smusic, #DukeBootee, #Electro, #GrandmasterFlashandtheFuriousFive, #HipHop, #MelleMel, #ProgressiveRap, #GrandmasterFlash
