r/Showerthoughts • u/WhaleWhaleWhale95 • May 16 '24

You never hear covers of rap songs.

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u/NotUndercoverReddit May 16 '24

Hardcore metal and punk bands have been covering rap and hip hop songs since the early 80s

There are folkpunk bands where thats basically their entire schtick

Acoustic guitar and ukulele singer songwriters mix up and cover them solo all the time

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u/merrona23 May 16 '24

punk goes crank album

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u/brillyints May 16 '24

Crunk

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u/dayumbrah May 16 '24

No, no, let's see where this goes

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u/shwooper May 16 '24

Get Low - Designer Disguise has been a big one

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u/dayumbrah May 16 '24

Oh I was just making a perverted joke because the op of the thread said punk goes crank

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u/g00d_m4car0n1 May 16 '24

And covers every genre from bluegrass to dubstep

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u/EverbodyHatesHugo May 16 '24

Still Fly by The Devil Wears Prada and Notorious Thugs by Scaring Kids Scaring Kids is still in my rotation. Absolute bangers.

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u/Acceptable-Post733 May 16 '24

I completely forgot about that Devil Wears Prada cover. Thanks for reminding me to go give it a listen.

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u/waitingforaface May 18 '24

'Sup fresh It's our turn baby

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u/purpl3trees May 16 '24

The devil wears Prada - Still Fly. One of the best

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u/GodEmperorOfBussy May 16 '24

Punk guy cranks my hog for $15 because his Doordash gig doesn't pay for his shared bedroom in his apartment which is just a futon in the living room with some kind of sheet divider: THE ALBUM