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Old 06-07-2005, 08:33 PM  
nofx
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Originally Posted by Afrekete
That's how rap was born. When rap started back in the day it was a DJ spinning a record and someone rapping over it. Most rappers rapped over a rock, disco, or soul record. Do you remember Run DMC rapping over Aerosmith? Sugar Hill Gang rapping over the disco hit "Good Times? It comes from taking something either old or "foreign" and making it familiar.

I'm sure this explanation is not what you want to hear or why you raised the question though, so carry on...
ok but why do they seem so proud of what they do? they dont do anything musically complex like play a guitar or piano.

their only talent is in their lyrics and vocals and perhaps they even mix/create/produce their own music.
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