Boombox 3 : early independent hip hop, electro and disco rap 1979-83

"The new and now stands on the past's shoulders, even if it's nowhere near obvious at a cursory glance. That's the case Boombox 3 makes for early rap - in between the major milestones, there was a lot of music from people never to be heard from again, of varying degrees of quality but none of it without the ability to charm and entertain, all of it helping prove the broader point of rap's true viability and potential. It's highly doubtful music like this would be a hit nowadays, given how far rap has come since then. But maybe it wouldn't be a bad idea if some of today's artists took a cue from these tracks, and figured out a way to make rap fun again".

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