Rap, before it was called so has been around all sorts of genres. Country has a certain kind of song which is really talk-sung which usually tells a complicated story.
There were Rockabilly songs like 30 Flight Rock and Hot Rod
Lincoln. Iโm sure if you look hard enough you can find examples in a lot of genres Black and White going back to the beginning of recorded music.๐ถ
1970s Soul had lines shouted out or talked over the track all over the place. Sly Stone, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye (right on!). BARRY WHITE FFS.
The point is that Rap was new and scary but had really been around for decades all over the place. And uniting Run DMC and Aerosmith made it stupidly obvious.
Trump is doubling down โ sending militarized agents into our communities, silencing voters, and handing billionaires giveaways while families struggle. This isnโt just politics. Itโs democracy versus dictatorship. And together, weโre choosing democracy.
On March 28, millions of us are rising again to show the world: America has no kings and the power belongs to the people.
Fantastic piece. That detail about Run-DMC initially calling Aerosmith's lyrics "hillbilly gibberish" but Jam Master Jay seeing the potential is so telling. Sometimes the bridge-builders aren't th emost obvious people in the room. I grew up around music that crossed genres without even knowing it was suppposed to be radical, and that's exactly the world this collaboration helped create.
I am old enough that I purchased the the cassette of Toys In The Attic when it first came out and literally wore the tape out. I absolutely loved the Run-DMC collaboration!
Oh, did Liv Tyler and Alicia Silverstone do a music video for Aerosmith where they ran around in skimpy lingerie?
Absolutely every culture creates music. Itโs part of our very DNA I feel. Itโs what connects us. Whether youโre black, white or green, there is no way to not be caught up in the rhythms. This brings us euphoria, joy. If a tune is catchy, we have a tendency to move.
Jazz music was first considered โBlackโ music. But white musicians also joined in and then it was bad for white players to embrace it as well (apparently weโre a little slow to catch on). However because of this it was demonized. Had nothing to do with people appreciating this art form. Therefore it became dangerous. Support somehow became dangerous because now we were seeing each otherโs humanity and for racists this tore down a structure theyโd spent so long building.
Art connects us and we should applaud this bridge and walk over to join hands and hearts and humility with each other.
Rap, before it was called so has been around all sorts of genres. Country has a certain kind of song which is really talk-sung which usually tells a complicated story.
Hereโs Johnny Cash rapping in 1969.
https://youtu.be/WOHPuY88Ry4?si=_Vxs85485VOy6L5O
There were Rockabilly songs like 30 Flight Rock and Hot Rod
Lincoln. Iโm sure if you look hard enough you can find examples in a lot of genres Black and White going back to the beginning of recorded music.๐ถ
1970s Soul had lines shouted out or talked over the track all over the place. Sly Stone, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye (right on!). BARRY WHITE FFS.
The point is that Rap was new and scary but had really been around for decades all over the place. And uniting Run DMC and Aerosmith made it stupidly obvious.
Oh, Christ. LOUIE JORDAN!!!
https://youtu.be/f_7DOCTFniA?si=BlTpXEnghwcp3a9p
OT:
๐ก๐ข ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ช๐ก๐ฆ. ๐ก๐ข ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ก๐๐ฆ. ๐ก๐ข ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฆ.
๐ก๐ผ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ด
Trump is doubling down โ sending militarized agents into our communities, silencing voters, and handing billionaires giveaways while families struggle. This isnโt just politics. Itโs democracy versus dictatorship. And together, weโre choosing democracy.
On March 28, millions of us are rising again to show the world: America has no kings and the power belongs to the people.
https://www.nokings.org/news/no-kings-coalition-responds-to-escalating-brutality
Fantastic piece. That detail about Run-DMC initially calling Aerosmith's lyrics "hillbilly gibberish" but Jam Master Jay seeing the potential is so telling. Sometimes the bridge-builders aren't th emost obvious people in the room. I grew up around music that crossed genres without even knowing it was suppposed to be radical, and that's exactly the world this collaboration helped create.
I am old enough that I purchased the the cassette of Toys In The Attic when it first came out and literally wore the tape out. I absolutely loved the Run-DMC collaboration!
Oh, did Liv Tyler and Alicia Silverstone do a music video for Aerosmith where they ran around in skimpy lingerie?
I was unaware.
Absolutely every culture creates music. Itโs part of our very DNA I feel. Itโs what connects us. Whether youโre black, white or green, there is no way to not be caught up in the rhythms. This brings us euphoria, joy. If a tune is catchy, we have a tendency to move.
Jazz music was first considered โBlackโ music. But white musicians also joined in and then it was bad for white players to embrace it as well (apparently weโre a little slow to catch on). However because of this it was demonized. Had nothing to do with people appreciating this art form. Therefore it became dangerous. Support somehow became dangerous because now we were seeing each otherโs humanity and for racists this tore down a structure theyโd spent so long building.
Art connects us and we should applaud this bridge and walk over to join hands and hearts and humility with each other.
Always love reading about the back story of songs. Thanks!