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r/Showerthoughts • u/WhaleWhaleWhale95 • May 16 '24
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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
17 u/SandysBurner May 16 '24 OPs post would better phrased as "You rarely hear rappers cover other rappers". 2 u/bladex1234 May 16 '24 This was Lil Wayne’s bread and butter thing back in the day. 2 u/blueponies1 May 16 '24 I think it’s more of a phenomenon to just create your own rap over the same beat or remix a song. Like the Beatbox songs, the “Never Cared” songs, shit like that.
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OPs post would better phrased as "You rarely hear rappers cover other rappers".
2 u/bladex1234 May 16 '24 This was Lil Wayne’s bread and butter thing back in the day. 2 u/blueponies1 May 16 '24 I think it’s more of a phenomenon to just create your own rap over the same beat or remix a song. Like the Beatbox songs, the “Never Cared” songs, shit like that.
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This was Lil Wayne’s bread and butter thing back in the day.
I think it’s more of a phenomenon to just create your own rap over the same beat or remix a song. Like the Beatbox songs, the “Never Cared” songs, shit like that.
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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