Todays Wall Street Journal reports on a new kind of rap gaining popularity in England known as "Chap Hop" I have to admit I feel slightly ahead of the curve here, as friend sent me a video of a song called Fighting Trousers by a fellow named "Professor Elemental" about a month ago. I enjoyed it, and thought it a funny, odd, quirky little thing, kind of a one-off rap parody No, friends, apparently it's a movement. Thankfully it's a movement full of humor, cleverness and invention. Fans of Monty Python, Weird Al, and Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band should enjoy it. Unfortunately, I don't think the teenagers of America will soon be trading their baggy jeans, sneakers, gold chains and baseball caps for porkpie hats, Meershaum pipes, tea and cricket bats. But it would be really cool if they did! Here's a fun sample from Mr. B the Gentleman Rhymer, "Straight Outta Surrey."
hmmmm, interesting but i dont understand half of what they are saying! i guess i could say that for most rap songs...
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