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  Comment by Brenda — August 30, 2012 @ 7:26 am

  The first rap or R&B song I can remember being super in to is Aressted Develpment’s “Mr. Wendal.” I was probobly in 5th grade and my best friend’s older sister had the tape. I recorded the song on my Talkboy (classy I know), and listened to it over and over. It was a song about a homeless man and how he was more decent and respectable than many people. “Uncivilized you call him, but I just saw him eat off the food we waste.”

  I can remember being in the backseet on a roadtrip with my grandparents listening to it (again, on my Talkboy) and my grandmother telling me to “turn off that trash music.” I tried to explain to her that the song actually had a positive message, but she insited all rap music was “evil.” I can still sing the song start to finish to this day. “Mr. Wendal yeah, O Mr. Wendal yeah.” Fond memories. And I loved my Talkboy.

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  Comment by Brett D. — August 30, 2012 @ 10:55 am

  Does Will Smith’s Gettin’ Jiggy With It count rap/r&b? No? Okay then, never mind.

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  Comment by Joshua Laperle — August 30, 2012 @ 11:16 am

  The first hip hop song I remember loving was Kriss Kross’ “I Missed the Bus.” and I remember how mortified my mother was when I was given the tape by my aunt fr my birthday. She was convinced my life would be ruined by the (non-existent) swearing. Then two years later I bought myself ODB’ Return to the 36 Chambers and all hope was lost.

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  Comment by Dan K from the U.P. — August 30, 2012 @ 1:22 pm

  At age 10 I purchased the 7″ vinyl single of ” Walk This Way” by Run DMC feat. Joe Perry and Steven Tyler. The department store clerk stapled my bag shut and chipped the record so I had to exchange it for a non-damaged copy before heading home to get my rap on.

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  Comment by corinne — August 30, 2012 @ 1:33 pm

  I’m not sure that 2 Live Jew’s Kosher as They Wanna Be album counts, but Oy! It’s So Humid! gets stuck in my head to this day…

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  Comment by NL — August 31, 2012 @ 2:27 am

  I don’t have an answer for the first question, never having been a big R&B/Hip Hop/Rap fan.

  But.

  I listened to this episode while I was on the bus. I have an early commute; it was 7 A.M. It’s a quiet ride full of business people.

  And when y’all started talking about Downton Abbey, I started laughing so hard I snorted.

  I think everyone else was too asleep to notice.

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  Comment by Joe — August 31, 2012 @ 9:52 am

  The first hip-hop song I was really into, and still think is the dopest beat ever, is Peter Piper by Run DMC. That beat still makes me move!

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  Comment by Karrah — September 1, 2012 @ 5:59 pm

  I was obsessed with “Da’ Dip” by Freak nasty when I was maybe 8 or 9. My mom had the cassingle and I remember trying to learn all the words.

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  Comment by Kevin — September 2, 2012 @ 1:22 am

  I am a very new hip hop fan. The first time I ever got really into a hip hop song was when Jesse was interviewing Michael Rapaport about his A Tribe Called Quest documentary. He played Check The Rhime and it really knocked me on my ass. I could not believe what I was hearing. I grew up in the kind of middle class whitey suburbia where most kids would tell you “I like everything except country and rap”, and since then I hadn’t really come across anything but shitty 2000’s top 40 hip hop. Immediately after hearing that interview, I bought Low End Theory and started listening to it on repeat.

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  Comment by Darcie Wiley — September 9, 2012 @ 8:32 am

  My first rap song I remember was “Rapper’s Delight” yes I am an old bag.

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