Mary Hip-Hoppins

 

This mash-up immediately reminded me of the days before Rap, when I used to hope - desperately - that someone would come along and rescue me from the lame grooves of the larger culture. Back then, when it seemed like the only white person who had a clue about rhythm was Led Zeppelin's drummer, (and almost every entertainment that featured white people screamed, "BOR-ING!") I felt like I was drowning. But, of course, looking back on it, I now know that wasn't even close to true - the larger culture was spurring Hip-Hop into existence all along. And now here we are:

2013

The year we've finally made it to the same place together,....