Rap Battles? Came from the Scots?

Govaner — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:05:30 +0000

Professor Ferenc Szasz argued that so-called rap battles, where two or more performers trade elaborate insults, derive from the ancient Caledonian art of “flyting”.According to the theory, Scottish slave owners took the tradition with them to the United States, where it was adopted and developed by slaves, emerging many years later as rap. Professor Szasz [...]

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