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Thursday, January 7, 2010
Opinion / Mike McCray / News Rap really isn't for old people
Posted By Mike McCray on Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 3:09 PM
Old people are cute, aren't they?
I spent the bulk of the day chauffeuring various family members for their errands and because I was driving, they had to listen to my music, which of course, was rap.
That decision to skip the Steve Harvey & Tom Joyner and play my CDs led to a few interesting conversations.
My uncle, who's older than Kurtis Blow if that helps you paint the picture at all, tried to guess who I was listening to. It was Curren$y, who to my knowledge, hasn't had a song on the radio since "Where The Cash At?" with Lil Wayne back in 2006 but for some reason, he sounded "real familiar" to my mother's brother.
He couldn't come up with where he'd heard his voice but all I could think about was, what spot was his old ass at to hear "Where The Cash At?" and God I hope we don't frequent the same strip clubs!
Next stop was a pharmacy run with grandma, the cool thing about her is she seemed oblivious to what was playing while she was talking. While in the car with her, Mobb Deep "Shook Ones, Pt. 2," KRS-One "The Bridge Is Over" and Do or Die's "Po Pimp" all went in one ear and out the other. Strange.
The highlight of our musical journey had to go to my uncle who when listening to Outkast's "Elevators" interpreted the lyrics of the song way too literally, blurting out, "he fucking with her, her mama and her cousin too? that's just nasty!" I almost crashed laughing, then explained they were just rolling on vogues and slamming Cadillac doors.
Family time is the best. Hahaha.
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