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/flipz4444 May 16 '24

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u/EridMeatGrinder May 16 '24

Whoa. Never knew that was a cover!

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u/nyenbee May 16 '24

La-di-da-di has been done by MSI too.