Is Bob Dylan Hip-Hop’s Godfather? His Ties to Beasties, Roots, More

Rolling Stone ^ | 3/30/10, 12:06 pm EST | topher R. Weingarten

[a fool in paradise]

No more than Johnny Cash, Jimmy "Hot Rod Race" Dolan, Slim Galliard, Tex "Smoke That Cigarette" Williams, Hank Snow (with "I've Been Everywhere")...

[discostu]

You can make the case that all those “non-singing singers”, like Dylan and Cash and Lou Reed are the godfathers of hip-hop. It’s a style that’s been around for a long time, folks figured out that just because you can’t carry a tune doesn’t mean you can’t be a singer.

[Secret Agent Man]

Dolan certainly could be the Godfather of the grunge look.

[a fool in paradise]

1965: Bob Dylan, “Subterranean Homesick Blues” - Is this the very first rap song ever?

Blowfly (Clarence Reid) had "Rap Dirty" back in 1965.

Certainly it's well underway by the time Johnny Otis records an adults only album as "Snatch and the Poontangs" with full on raps like "Big John Jeeter".

[a fool in paradise]

Bob DyDyDylan ping

[kbennkc]

No more than Johnny Cash, Jimmy "Hot Rod Race" Dolan, Slim Galliard, Tex "Smoke That Cigarette" Williams, Hank Snow (with "I've Been Everywhere

That is very good company in my opinion . Bob Dylan is also helpful serving as the poster child for "Don't hit women , even when they deserve it".

[Gay State Conservative]

Geeze...he can't need the money.All that Maui Wowie must be catching up to him.

[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

All music is derivative - always has been and always will be. Yet people find common threads and act like they’ve discovered the secret of the universe.

[Huskrrrr]

[Gay State Conservative]

Say what you will about Dylan's singing style but no sane person can challenge his ability to write.

[Huskrrrr]

Say what you will about Dylan’s singing style but no sane person can challenge his ability to write.

Dylan admitted a few years ago in an interview that even he doesn’t understand the meaning of some of his lyrics. To each his own....certainly Dylan is more talented than 90% of writers today.

[Gay State Conservative]

Dylan admitted a few years ago in an interview that even he doesn’t understand the meaning of some of his lyrics.

Sometimes one just enjoys letting his/her imagination "soar".Listen carefully to what is,IMO,his finest composition..."Mr Tambourine Man".

[Stentor]

Woody Guthrie - Talking Dustbowl Blues

Nuff said.

[Huskrrrr]

Point taken. I get the same feeling listening to Hendrix sing “The wind cries Mary.”

[The SISU kid]

Ping....

B^)

[library user]

Folks figured out that just because you can’t carry a tune doesn’t mean you can’t be a singer. millionaire.

[PaleoBob]

There was an interview with Dylan somewhere when he said something like “Rap music makes me angry enough to wanna kill someone.”

[pissant]

Hey SISU, long time no see. Are we going to boot some of the socialist out of office here in the Evergreen State this time?

[unspun]

Maybe we should refer to the ancient Finnish bards.

Just sayin’.

[mowowie]

I saw the Beastie Boys play with Dylan At a UMass Spring Fling concert around 1990.
It was an awesome day.