Ronnie Ron is a real
Smart smarty
Yesterday he gave
A death preview party
But I didn’t wanna go
Coulda got upset
So I cut
Cut
Cut him off
like a tee vee set
Are you “ready for this?” inquire the Funky Four Plus One in “That’s the Joint:” Are you ready for rapping? Many people are, heralding this counter-polyrhythmic poetic litany as an art form, the “new wave” in black music. Others see it as an ugly fad, disgusting nigger music coming from those wretched “boxes,” aggravated aural assault/vandalism. It’s like the graffiti dilemma — is it art, or is it a nuisance? I think it’s an art form, but maybe
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