[Charles Martel]

Remove harmony and melody. Remove singing. Remove the playing of instruments. ...what do you have? Rap.

True. Sometimes Rap lyrics can be redeemed a bit and presented with melody, singing and instruments, as was done to this old Houston rap number in an unexpected, cross-genre exception to the norm:

I Gots'ta Get Paid

- ZZ Top

You're right about those reaction videos, some of them are very entertaining. Have you seen the ones with the black dude geeking out over Roy Clark's guitar skills?

[fuzzylogic]

No...I’ll look for it.

I enjoyed watching them hearing some Metallica (”One”, “Master of Puppets”) for the first time....or seeing the 1991 concert in Russia with 1M people. Their jaws drop.

[dfwgator]

LOL, I guess technically ZZ Top’s “Manic Mechanic” is a rap song......That’s Right!