Antedating of "Rap Music"

Shapiro, Fred fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
Sun Dec 9 15:14:54 UTC 2012


rap music (OED 1981)



1980 _New Musical Express_ 11 Oct. 27/1 (Entertainment Industry Music Archive)  Before 'The Breaks', rap music was a cult.



Fred Shapiro

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