They don’t want to see rap music. They don’t want to see the Beastie Boys. They don’t care what we’re doing. They want one thing and one thing only: that’s to see Madonna come on stage.

They don’t want to see rap music. They don’t want to see the Beastie Boys. They don’t care what we’re doing. They want one thing and one thing only: that’s to see Madonna come on stage.
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Boy Care Deep Feeling Music Rap Understand Want
Educated: no. Stupid: yes. And when I say “stupid,” I mean stupid fresh.
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Educated Fresh Intelligent Mean Rap Stupid
An artist is generally expected to stick to one motif, one persona. People get used to seeing someone put down a certain thing.
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Artist Generally Motif People Person Persona
There is a community in hip-hop. It doesn’t seem like that anywhere else, except maybe in punk rock. But punk rock is tricky, because it has become such a pop thing. But in rap, there is still a feeling of community. Who are our peers? Rappers.
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Anywhere Community Except Feeling Hip Hop Rap

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