Season 1 · Episode 19
50 Years of Hip-Hop - 1997: PaRappa the Rapper
The Cobain 50 · KEXP
May 26, 202316m 38s
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Show Notes
Roddy Nikpour talks with Canadian author Mike Sholars about the 1997 Playstation game PaRappa the Rapper, in which a lovesick cartoon dog raps his way through teenage insecurity. It started a dynasty of rhythm-based games, illustrating how hip-hop — and Black culture at large — set the stage for other commercially successful productions.
Written and produced by Roddy Nikpour.
Special thanks to Dusty Henry.
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