All it took for me was seeing that kid rapping in the Atlanta Braves jersey to know that I was witnessing something different. He was in the woods rapping with all of his crew. Then he was at the dinner table eating some cereal with the gang. And oh yeah, he’s just cruising around down with the top down in some crazy classic whip. You see… I didn’t know who OutKast was… I didn’t know who this first rapper was. I didn’t know who was singing that hook… and wait… who was this second emcee with like the best stage presence I’ve ever seen? WHO WERE THESE GUYS??????!?!?!?
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n 1998 I thought I had it made. I was a senior in high school and drove a red 1991 Volkswagen Fox with a 6 disc CD changer in the trunk. I had a case logic full of CD’s to sift through so I could pick out my music for the day. I had Beastie Boys and Rage Against the Machine stickers on my car just to let people know what vibe I was on. But inside of the whip don’t get it twisted! Rap and Hip Hop was getting bumped out of that detachable face radio in my dashboard and my mids and tweeters throughout the car made sure my music was bumpin’ out the speakers no matter where you were seated.
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