Today’s Thought “Six Minutes Doug E. Fresh…” G. Ward

 

“For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome.” 1 John 5:3

 

I had no issue with early hip-hop music. It was fun. The lyrical content exacted scenarios indicative of common improprieties caused by some who neglected to think before they acted. Kurtis Blow (perhaps the most popular and also the first to gain national recognition), was a great pioneer of rap. He produced various songs without using any expletives and no illicit innuendos. This genre of music was acceptable by the masses until one group (2 Live Crew), sought to infringe on common decency by appealing to the appetites of the immoral. It (their production) made you long for innuendos in lyrical content. Freedom (constitutionally speaking) in speech can be arguably precarious. Comparatively, it may not always involve one shouting “fire” in a crowded theatre, but can impact generations following with an ideology that maintains, do what you feel, even if it violates another. I miss the ambiguity of songs like “Afternoon Delight” (The Starland Vocal Band). Most of us sang that song not realizing it as entirely illicit because we were compelled in imaginative prowess vs. direct exposure (translation = Gregory was just slow)…

 

Happy Monday!