When my oldest was a baby, MC Hammer's Can't Touch This was in heavy rotation on MTV (back when it was actually music video television).
I said "There is no coincidence that rap is the last three letters of crap"
I still don't listen to rap or much hip-hop. I just don't find much musical content there. Lots of commentary on life, but not much what I would call real music.
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