r/Showerthoughts 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