Posted by StonesCat on July 29, 1999 at 23:39:25:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: "Shattered" and The Stones on the Cutting Edge posted by hhall on July 29, 1999 at 19:51:28:
: Actually, I saw a really antique video on MTV that had a black guy called Grand Flashmaster or Funkmaster or something like that. He was doing a rap song about New York City. It sounded so much like "Shattered" that I was wondering who influenced whom. His was a real rap song that was a serious minded protest. I don't know what year his video was. Would anyone on this board know when rap started?(His song wasn't as good as Shattered and I hate rap.)
I'm guessing it was The Message(circa about '83), though maybe not, cuz I don't think it really sounds like Shattered.