Rap Music Originated in Medieval Scottish Pubs, Claims American Professor

The Telegraph ^ | 28 Dec 2008 | Simon Johnson

[nickcarraway]

I recently saw a 1947 British move, The Brothers at an old movie house. There is a scene were two family patriarchs exchange elaborate insults in front of the whole village. One of my friends made the comparison with the modern exchanges. The Brothers (1947)

[Army Air Corps]

Striaght outta Glasgow, aye.

[Army Air Corps]

Striaght = Straight

[1rudeboy]

Titled the Flyting Of Dunbar And Kennedy, it has been described by academics as "just over 500 lines of filth".

[1rudeboy rushes off to place the title on his Amazon wish list]

[Opinionated Blowhard]

Aye. Strawberry, Strawberry is the village wench . . . .

[Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus]

Aye lad, yo whaddup 50 Shilling?

[Army Air Corps]

Next, I should read some Bonnie Bobby Burns aloud with a heavy backbeat in the background.

[HerrBlucher]

Well, here is a rap song from 1962 anyway...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZ9U4Cbb4wg

[Army Air Corps]

That is some funny shite, yo.

[doodad]

Including pirates. Yo ho ho and all that.

[Popman]

They forgot the grill work, ebony ho’s, guns and pants at half mast!

[Churchillspirit]

"See you, Jimmie...."

[vikingd00d]

>>1rudeboy rushes off to place the title on his Amazon wish list

Here's a link...
The Flyting of Dunbar and Kennedie

[Army Air Corps]

Amusement ping.

[brytlea]

Well, when I started reading I was dubious. However, when I saw this:

"just over 500 lines of filth"

I thought, that sounds like rap.

[PLMerite]

Fitty Pence.

This is a SNL/Mad TV skit waiting to happen.

[Army Air Corps]

Fitty pence - I’m pure gonnae chib ye!

[SunkenCiv]

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[xcamel]

Snuupin O’Doggie?

[Question_Assumptions]

In his book Black Rednecks and White Liberals, Thomas Sowell makes a similar argument about other elements of black culture, including some of the more negative ones.