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I still remember the first Rap song I ever heard, which was "The Message" by Grand Master Flash... it was definitely real music with a real message. Back then there was a purpose to the music, where they spoke about their experience and about how the music was a release from the everyday crap (See "Rapper's Delight" by the Sugarhill Gang)...
Then some folks decided to make it really commercial... and like R&B and Soul music (great stuff) begat Disco (Ugh!), we ended up with Rap like it is today...
A sad state of affairs if you ask me...
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