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The Roots Of Rap: Classic Recordings From The 1920's And 30's
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Product description NEW Combo BLUWAVS CD and FLAC FILE Amazon.com The Roots of Rap pulls from rare 78 rpm records of the 1920s and '30s songs that fall into the rhythmic speech tradition of African-American folk and blues--a characteristic that would later manifest itself as rap music. Included are various strains of song commonly branded rap precursors, from church shouts, work hollers, and talking blues, to minstrel songs, novelty skits, and "the dozens," performed by greats like Blind Willie Johnson, Blind Willie McTell, Jimmie Davis, and Memphis Minnie. While anyone looking to find the missing link between a slave's lament and a "Rapper's Delight" on The Roots of Rap may be disappointed, with a little imagination tracks like Pine Top Smith's "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" and Speckled Red's "The Dirty Dozens No.2" come reasonably close. --Roni Sarig
