Rap vs. Talk Radio
There is a cool article about how much talk radio has in common with rap. You might not have thought that a bunch of button up people would be easy to compare to gangster rap and that kind of thing. But the article looks at some of their biggest commonalities. One of the them is Ego. Rappers, like good talk radio hosts, all claim that they are the best, always lauding themselves and giving themselves lauds for their great abilities. They also will have a lot of rivals. Both groups claim that they have a lot of people who hate them in the world. Meanwhile, they also have feuds with their rivals in the business and make it a big deal in their various work. Then finally they both have great verbal skills, including rhyming or fast talking, etc. It’s an interesting article, and I think it’s just about right.
