Hip-Hop, 1980s Cris Thorne Hip-Hop, 1980s Cris Thorne

Episode 3: 1988 “Talkin' All That Jazz”

Before we depart 1988 we had to spend a day with Hip-Hop. This was a golden year for the genre.

You criticize our method of how we make records
You said it wasn't art, so now we're gonna rip you apart
Stop, check it out my man
This is the music of a hip-hop band
Jazz, well you can call it that
But this jazz retains a new format
Point, where you misjudged us
Speculated, created a fuss
You've made the same mistake politicians have
Talkin' all that jazz

-Stetsasonic

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