At this point, my friend chuckled, and I turned to him and asked "What?" He commented on the lyrics saying they were corny. I asked "Which ones?" and replayed the first few bars. He stopped after the "Blow/know" rhyme, and stated that he thought it was bad. I personally didn't see anything wrong with it - a basic rhyme! nothing intrinsically bad about that - looked at him like he was out of his mind, said "ok....?" and we got up out of the car.Kurtis Blow wrote:Don't you give me all that jive
About things you wrote before I was alive
Because this ain't 1823
Ain't even 1970
Now, I'm the guy named Kurtis Blow
And Christmas is one thing I know...
Now, I know this is a retread of a discussion that's probably been had 8 Million times already, maybe even a number of times on this particular board. But basically I would like to hear some opinions on this topic
Are old school lyrics corny and cheesy in hindsight?
In what context should "old school" lyrics be considered?
Why is it that a 21st-century listener to rap songs made in the 1970s and 80s is increasingly inclined to make this negative criticism?
'Cause I'd much rather hear this, simple AABB rhymes and all, than about 90-95% of rap music made post-2000.
Wisdom? Thoughts?