The New Rap Languageby Spoonie Gee and The Treacherous Three

"Here it is, the [so-called] birth of speed rapping. This song was originally featured on the B-side of Spoonie Gee’s single “Love Rap” in 1980, released by Enjoy records, owned by his uncle. Spoonie had officially left the Three by this point, though they kept collaborating, and generally getting along. This song was pretty popular at the time, and put the Treacherous Three on the map. -- Want to know the secret of how the rap can go so fast? It’s almost entirely in iambs (alternating unstressed with stressed syllables). Listen to the song with that in mind: we HOLD our HONor AND our PRIDE / just TAKE a STEP and KEPT in STRIDE (etc.)": genius.com --- Celebrating 50 Years of Hip Hop & the music of 1980 - www.kexp.org

Here it is, the birth of speed rapping. - bit.ly --- Celebrating 50 Years of Hip Hop & the music of 1980 - www.kexp.org

"Here it is, the [so-called] birth of speed rapping. This song was originally featured on the B-side of Spoonie Gee’s single “Love Rap” in 1980, released by Enjoy records, owned by his uncle. Spoonie had officially left the Three by this point, though they kept collaborating, and generally getting along. This song was pretty popular at the time, and put the Treacherous Three on the map. -- Want to know the secret of how the rap can go so fast? It’s almost entirely in iambs (alternating unstressed with stressed syllables). Listen to the song with that in mind: we HOLD our HONor AND our PRIDE / just TAKE a STEP and KEPT in STRIDE (etc.)": genius.com

"Here it is, the birth of speed rapping. This song was originally featured on the B-side of Spoonie Gee’s single “Love Rap” in 1980, released by Enjoy records, owned by his uncle. Spoonie had officially left the Three by this point, though they kept collaborating, and generally getting along. This song was pretty popular at the time, and put the Treacherous Three on the map. -- Want to know the secret of how the rap can go so fast? It’s almost entirely in iambs (alternating unstressed with stressed syllables). Listen to the song with that in mind: we HOLD our HONor AND our PRIDE / just TAKE a STEP and KEPT in STRIDE (etc.)": genius.com