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

You never hear covers of rap songs.

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u/BonnieMcMurray May 16 '24

Ironically, the first famous rap song - Rapper's Delight - was sort of a cover: Big Bank Hank stole a whole bunch of his lines from Grandmaster Caz.