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𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝟮𝟬 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸, 𝗠𝗿. 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻𝗻𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟮 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 #virgovinylchallenge with our hosts @radiohitch and @trumjohanns_mancave 🤟🤟 I thought today’s theme of “Back To Basics” was a great reason to celebrate an American Original. Hailed as “a real American gangster” by Snoop Dogg — the highest of praise — it has long been suggested that Johnny Cash could have been a pioneering figure amongst gangsta rappers. This idea seems at odds with the God-fearing country singer, until you realise that Cash’s songs do tend to linger on such topics as violence, murder, prison, and drugs — much like his rapping counterparts. So was he the father of gangsta rap?
Cash was an emblem of the working middle class, and his was a voice that spoke out for the frustrations of the disenfranchised. He was known as the Man in Black, and, in the song of the same name, he explains that wearing only black was a conscious wardrobe choice, employed to make a comment on social injustice: “Just so we’re reminded of the ones who are held back.” (the culture trip.com) #vinylchallenge #vinyluniversity #sunstudiosmemphis #sunstudiomemphis #vinylfan #vinylcollectionpost #vinylcommunitypost #33rpm #memphismusicians #memphismusic #vinylcollection