CNN The Eighties June 4, 2024 01:46:00
Graham: "the message" was the first hip-hop song that wasn't just a party song. it was talking about what was going on. it was talking about urban decay. it was talking about drugs, crime, prison, all these things that were hitting communities really hard. ♪ smuggleles, scramblblers, buburglars, gamblers ♪ ♪ pickpockets, peddlers, even panhandlers ♪ ♪ you say i'm cool ♪ when "the message" hit, man, it was like, okay, put that down. what h he just sayay? pull t the record d back. plplay that agagain. ♪ don't pusush me 'c'cause i'm c close to ththe ♪ george: everyone knew the gam...
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