Hey, Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues" predates both of those.
And incidentally, that Digable Planets track I posted above recalls Dylan's John Wesley Harding and, in particular, in terms of narrative style and vocal delivery, "Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest".
Of course you don't have hip-hop without Jamaican toasting.
...dot com bold typeface rhetoric. You go clickety click and get your head split. 'The hell you look like on a message board Discussing whether or not the Brother is hardcore?
