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The Message Which, O! too long have dwelt on thee; Yet since there they have learn'd such ill, Such forced fashions, Send home my harmless heart again, Which no unworthy thought could stain; Which if it be taught by thing To make jestings Yet send me back my heart and eyes, That I may know, and see thy lies, And may laugh and joy, when thou Art in anguish Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five's The Message is a triumphant work in the history of rap and hip-hip. Released in 1982, it is one of major overtly political songs in the history of the genre, and chronicles the troubles of American...
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