From Andrew Duke Cognition Sent Tue, Apr 20th 1999, 23:38
Sam Frank wrote: > 1) In a discussion with a friend about how dinky old-skool hip-hop beats > were, > and how cheesy the rapping was, he said something to the effect of "the > lyrics evolved because the beats evolved." By that he meant that the > electro sound determined the cheesy party rapping, and that once electro > was appropriated by Freestyle, and hip-hop became denser, then rhyming > styles evolved too. Now, I'm sure this "beat determinism" isn't entirely > accurate, but it has a certain amount of possibility--Chuck D wouldn't > have sounded the same without the Bomb Squad fucking shit up behind him, > etc. sam: i understand what you're saying, but just check out some rap acapellas:put on a public enemy track's acapella version and you will *still* hear the power behind chuck d's lyrics. re: rappers: if you ("you" being "the person rapping") have something to say, you have something to say, that's my opinion. andrew :)