tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post637942344543198820..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Late Post-Rapture ThirstyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-22180894836135391442011-05-28T01:45:19.251-04:002011-05-28T01:45:19.251-04:00Please forgive me for a contrarian opinion on &quo...Please forgive me for a contrarian opinion on "Rapture"; while time has maybe not been particularly kind to the song, it was an extremely important step in making rap mainstream. It was the first song with a rap in it to make it to number one. It was released in 1981, only two years after "Rapper's Delight", which barely broke the top 40. "Rapture" also name Go cat, go!https://www.blogger.com/profile/15532788594238877937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-33637166057952645902011-05-27T08:26:49.912-04:002011-05-27T08:26:49.912-04:00@ Strel,
I doubt it. There were a number of white...@ Strel,<br /><br />I doubt it. There were a number of white folks putting out homages to rap; remember Tina Weymouth & Chris Frantz' <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Tom_Club" rel="nofollow">Tom Tom Club</a>?<br /><br />Debbie Harry's effort wasn't her best work...introvert.profhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042783611716432247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-18607433408401950362011-05-27T00:17:23.299-04:002011-05-27T00:17:23.299-04:00She was *this* close to killing rap in its infancy...She was *this* close to killing rap in its infancy...Strelnikovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12660962615198939441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-87986271386584187592011-05-26T22:39:04.439-04:002011-05-26T22:39:04.439-04:00Book orders, but yeah.Book orders, but yeah.Jonathan Dresnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04356112719229675996noreply@blogger.com