Rap Music Originated In Medieval Scottish Pubs

My dad has always been proud of his Scottish roots, and never minced words when expressing his distaste for hip hop. Maybe now, he’ll have to reconsider.

Ferenc Szasz, professor of American and Scottish culture at the University of New Mexico, claims that the modern rap battle finds its origins in medieval Scottish “flyting.”

Read the full article here.

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Kyle Starr says:

December 31, 2008 at 3:33 am

hahaha… a documentary… amazing!

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Parker Eagerton says:

January 5, 2009 at 6:15 pm

I might have to look into this a bit more. If they are similar I may dislike Scottish "Rap" also. The language used and lack of real music are what bother me.

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